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I got introduced to Mind Maps a few years ago and I have been hooked on to it ever since.  I have been using it for gathering requirements during brainstorming sessions, discussing alternatives, keeping track of tasks (good bye MS Project!) and even to plan a trip. 

The idea behind a mind map is to collect thoughts around a central topic.  The thoughts in turn can become a topic around which more thoughts can be collected.  The thoughts can then be assigned a priority. 

Lets create a mind map for a trip to the Seychelles.  The central topic here is “Trip to Seychelles” (figure 1).   The first thing I need to do is convince my wife, which becomes my first thought for the central topic (figure 2).  Next, I need to find a suitable time, which in turn entails doing research.  I also need to find a suitable duration, etc, etc.  All this leads us to create a mind map as in figure 3.  As I was reviewing this mind map, I suddenly realized that we need to avoid the rainy season.  All I need to do is to add a sibling thought to Research (figure 4).

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Interested? Want to learn more about mind maps? Check out the following links:

• Wikipedia
• FreeMind

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