The Road Ahead

How 'intelligent agents' and mind-mappers are taking our information democracy to the next stage.

By Bill Gates Newsweek

Issues 2006 - It's hard to say exactly when it happened, but at some point in the last 20 years the word "knowledge" became an adjective.

As intellectual property became increasingly important to businesses, and personal computers started appearing on every desktop, employees morphed into knowledge workers, companies began to focus on knowledge management and key information was stored in knowledge bases connected? in theory? via knowledge networks.

The result was the knowledge economy, a phenomenon that has transformed the business of business and helped entire emerging economies to compete globally.
But this is only the beginning. Most of the "knowledge" on which the knowledge economy is built is actually just information? data, facts and basic business intelligence.
Knowledge itself is more profound. As management guru Tom Davenport once put it, "Knowledge is information combined with experience, context, interpretation, and reflection."

It's the knowledge derived from information that gives you a competitive edge.

Most of us now live in an "information democracy"? if you have access to a PC and the Internet, you can tap into almost all the information that is publicly available worldwide.

Advanced software and Web services can help trace, slice and dice the information in ways that were impossible only a decade ago.

But while we've gone a long way toward optimizing how we use information, we haven't yet done the same for knowledge.

This is a vast growth opportunity, and a surprisingly tough challenge. While information wants to be free, knowledge is much "stickier"? harder to communicate, more subjective, less easy to define. For instance, the knowledge you accumulate throughout your career? the "tacit" knowledge, rather than the "explicit" knowledge found in, say, manuals or textbooks? defines your value to the organization you work for.

Your ability to combine it with the knowledge of co-workers, partners and customers can make the difference between success and failure? for you and your employer.
Yet today, even locating sources of knowledge within complex organizations can be daunting.

But as software gets smarter about how people think and work, it's starting to help them synthesize and manage knowledge, too. Some of this technology is deceptively simple.
Software such as our own OneNote helps people take and organize their typed and sketched notes using a "pen and paper" approach that is more abstract than text-based word processors.

On another level, One Note and a new generation of "mind-mapping" software can also be used as a digital "blank slate" to help connect and synthesize ideas and data? and ultimately create new knowledge.

Researchers at Microsoft and elsewhere are developing technology that can unobtrusively "watch" you working, then make suggestions about related subjects or ideas. Interestingly, even if the software makes a bad guess, it can still be valuable in helping spark new ideas.
Computer scientists are also making progress against a long-held dream of "intelligent agents" that anticipate your needs and provide just-in-time information that's relevant to the work you're doing.

Experimental programs known as reasoning engines can test your ideas against common-sense logic, spotting flaws in hypotheses and acting as "virtual subject experts" to help guide your thinking.

These technologies promote consilience? literally, the "jumping together" of knowledge from different disciplines.

They help people combine their own ideas with at least some existing knowledge far more efficiently than was previously possible.

But they also leave a key problem unsolved: how to unearth all the new ideas that are being generated around the world.

Today's search engines are good at locating tidbits of information in an ocean of data, and even at finding answers to simple questions.

The next step is pattern-recognition engines and mental models to help people mine and assess the value of all that information, and technologies that infuse online data with meaning and context.

None of this is science fiction: the technologies that make it possible already exist.
The power they hold is hard to exaggerate. Inventor Robert Metcalfe theorized that the value of a network is roughly equal to the square of the number of people using it. "Metcalfe's Law" applies equally to knowledge: being able to tap into the world's finest thinkers as easily as we can now search the Web for information will revolutionize business, science and education. It will literally transform how we think? and help us finally realize the potential of a truly global knowledge economy.

Gates is the chairman of Microsoft. © 2006 MSNBC.com

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Getting Things Done

How using David Allen's www.davidco.com getting things done methods andMindMapper can help you create visual lists and help you record and memorize critical, useful and fun events, tasks and calendar dates.

We at Essential MindMapping have recently been introduced the concepts ofDavid Allen's website "getting things done" where you can download andreceive valuable information on managing your time, resources and projects.

We recommend you drop by David's website and download some valuable freeResources for your everyday use: www.davidco.com

MindMapper is not only great for visual planning, projects andpresentations...We have received many comments from clients who use MindMapper andDavid Allen's
"getting things done" principles for remembering useful andimportant information they can reference in one central map.

(source David Allen www.davidco.com )

Cool/Convenient Maps to have:

There are critical reminder-type lists that we all need to let our brainrelax (re: outcomes and actions).

There are other lists, though, that canbeuseful, fun, and interesting, that fit in the area of "reference" or"support."

Account and $ numbers- credit card #s, PIN #s, etc. (if you're using a Palmyou can put these in Tel/Add, make them "private", and turn off the Privateview so that you only can see those entries when you turn it on with yourpassword.)

don't forget MindMapper allows you to protect all this personal informationas you can assign password protection to your MindMaps!

Affirmations- personal self-talk scripts for positive internal programming
Create your MindMap add Branches with your favorite script title thensimplyadd notes with Your script!

Basic personal numbers (self and family members)- drivers license, socialsecurity, insurance policies, Whatever you may need for yourself and otherswhen filling out formsBirthdays- group by date, as reviewable (those during a month, put intickler for that month, etc.)

Break your MindMap into months add simply add branches to the birthday.
Even add a link to the website to where you have seen tha special gift forthem!

Checklists- Travel, Take sailing..., Personal New Habits to Create, etc.Gifts- organized by people and/or a general list of neat things to buy forothers (fresh maple syrup from Vermont , styluses for Palms, etc.... andwhere to get them.) Great for birthdays, ad-hoc niceness, and Christmastime.

Add links to your favorite shopping websites within your MindMap

Ideas I don't know what to do with, now that I've had them...- we all havethem, and they don't fit anywhere except in an "they don't fit anywhere"list.

You'll soon find links to other maps where you can reference these andaction them!

Jokes- the current ones that you'd like to get some more mileage out of(but damn! they disappear out of our brain so fast.)

Might "wanna buy"...- could be one mega-Map , or (more commonly) grouped bythe type of thing it is: cds, cigars, wines, books, videos or where fromlinks.

Might "wanna do" when...- possibilities when you're in a certain locationordoing a certain activity. By city, country, or region (things to do/thinkabout when I'm in Napa Valley , London , Santiago .) Or by activity (Websurfing places to visit.)

Might wanna do with...- if you're into any animate or inanimate objects: mykids, my spouse, my dogs, my piano, my woodcarving tools, my garden, mycomputer,Previous addresses and
employers- keep at least your last three. (What apain when you have to supply them and you don't have them!)

Quotes- "Cool Quotes - where I can jot down quotations I come across that Ilike." (Joel Millican)

Restaurants- for business or pleasure, to review for ideas instead ofsame-old same-old.

Style or product numbers I may need when I'm buying things- oil filter, vacuum cleaner bags, labeler cassettes, etc.Tips/Shortcuts- speed-key codes, shortcut codes for new systems (voicemail,answering machine, pager, software apps, new Palm III, etc.)

Any new skillset you're learning can have a remind-me-about list specific to itsfeaturesand activities until they are habitual and under your belt.Vacation things to do- those things that you might like to do if you areinto seriously doing nothing (take pictures, hike, hotels to stay in for anight, spa treatments, places to explore, etc.)

David Allen has been a leader in the field of Time Management and business processes for many years, for more information on "getting things done" whynot drop by David's website for other Free Resources and work processinformation: www.davidco.com

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Two New Australian Resellers

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Best of Show and Calvert Technologies to our Australian team of resellers and wish them all the best of success in helping us achieve our goal in making MindMapper the leading MindMapping software in the market.

Best Of Show:

Maximise Your Trade Show Investment!
Colin Green and his team have built a firm reputation in the market training exhibitors to achieve outstanding results. With valuable training and materials on how to conduct and outperform in exhibitions, using MindMapper as a tool for planning was the next logical step for Colin to provide his clients with the cutting edge advantages.

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Calvert Technologies:

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FINDING YOUR WAY: THE GUIDE TO MINDMAPPING

Right now, we're living in an age when everyone is trying to find an advantage -- whether it's an easier way to get to work, a more efficient system to organize the office, or a way to increase creativity and productivity in the workplace. Each day finds new and innovative approaches to old ways of thinking and mindmapping is no exception.

For those of you who aren't familiar with mindmapping, basically it's a way of organizing your thoughts and ideas in a non-linear way. Why is that important? Basically, the brain doesn't think in linear fashion. It moves from thought to thought, connection to connection -- moving quickly from Point A to Point E to Point B, etc. Mindmapping is a great way to create a well-organized presentation or project.

But how does it work?

First of all, our entire system of thinking through the years has taught us to begin in the upper left-hand corner of a page. This is a product of our very linear education system. But the brain automatically gravitates towards the center -- so mindmapping has us put our main word or thought in the center of the page.

The next thing that mindmapping teaches us to is let go of the big picture for a moment. Push away all the stress and anxiety that might be hitting you at the start of the project. Instead, just dump the ideas out of your brain onto the page. This isn't the time to worry about whether or not the boss is going to be blown away by your presentation. Time enough to worry about that later on. Right now, you just need to have a little fun -- don't hold back. Whatever comes to mind, go ahead and use it.

Free association now enters the picture. As your ideas explode onto the page, you'll put one- and two-word descriptions and "branches" onto the page. At this point, you're going to want to eliminate the little "editor" that we carry around in our heads. Don't hold back. Just go from one word to another to another. For example, if one of your words is "green," you might free associate with "money" and "environment" and "forest" and "magic." (See how that last word doesn't even have anything that I can figure out has to do with "green," but I put it out there so that it can be viewed later on.)

Another important aspect of mindmapping is speed. The human brain works best in five minute spurts. Therefore, get those ideas down as rapidly as possible. By using short words and phrases, you'll be able to pack things onto the page that can be examined later on.

Forget the old rules. Mindmapping means that you aren't bound by a typical 8 ½ by 11 inch piece of paper and a black pen. With the mindmapping software out there, the sky's the limit -- colors, thicknesses, images. They're all there and they're all part of the process that you can use to generate a final product that is going to be lightyears beyond what you've done before.

Don't worry about what you're putting down. When you're mindmapping, you want to get as many ideas as possible onto the page. That means that if you suddenly remember that you've got to get the dog groomed, write down "grooming." If you try to push it out of your mind, it'll get stuck there.

Keep on truckin'. Make sure that you don't stop. You want to keep going so if you find that you're not moving forward, make a shape or stick in a picture or just jot down something else. Change colors. Change the thicknesses of the lines. Do whatever it takes to make sure that you don't lose that forward momentum.

At times, you're going to see immediate connections to your theme but don't worry if they're not apparent at first. You can always sit down and study what you've done at some future time. The first thing to do is get those ideas out of your head and onto the paper.

Keep in mind that mindmapping takes practice but the more that you do it, the more that you'll see it's opened up entirely new ways of thinking that previously were not available to you. By freeing your mind to go down new avenues not expected, you just might discover that you're on the new path to success.

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Three basic types of map

Earlier postings have mentioned the importance of having a clear purpose for a software mind map. In this posting we will look at three basic "types" of map. Although this might seem at odds with the divergent thinking and creativity that characterises mind maps, it is important when sharing maps with others that they understand what you are trying to achieve. There are more than three basic types, but these are the scenarios that occur frequently in business life.
"Library" maps

A Library map is a collection of reference information for the purposes of

*transferring information and knowledge
*storing and recovering useful materials
*understanding or learning something

The focus of a library map is the subject. Topics can be sub-headings or statements that are expanded, and the position of a piece of information represents its relationship to the bigger subject.

A common issue with Library maps is that the same piece of information "belongs" in more than one place - chairs can be classified as both furniture and as things made from wood. Not all Furniture is chairs, neither are all Wooden Things chairs. Do we put chairs under Wooden Things or furniture, or both? How do we decide? Or do we use a database instead? One solution is to decide on a major classification scheme where everything appears once, then identify other groupings with colours or icons.

Other users will typically navigate the map themselves by following signposts to the resources they seek.

"Presentation" maps

A Presentation map is a story or an argument, designed to
Inform an audience in a directed fashion
Argue a proposition or case
Make a call to action
The focus of a presentation map is the audience themselves, although you would not necessarily write that in the central topic. The positioning of information is relative to the audience's viewpoint, and the deeper it is in the map, the more involved they are. The development of arguments away from the centre builds on inductive thinking that justifies or amplifies higher level statements, and if your audience is still with you, then you are well placed to add more detail to the foundations you have laid.

Topics near to the centre are major statements that easily connect to your audience's world view. You can see this kind of architecture in most marketing materials - the opening gambit is usually to get you to identify with a problem or issue. Presentation maps should use statements rather than headings, and should retain their integrity when viewed at different levels of detail. You can then use the same map for the two-minute briefing to the board of directors, or the two-hour version for the technical nit-pickers. Presentation maps will also need to follow a sequence, for example clockwise.

"Tunnel Timeline" maps

A Tunnel Timeline map is a map that is designed around delivering an outcome. The primary purpose of this kind of map is to visualise success. You are drawing a picture of what success looks like, and showing the actions on the path or paths to reach it. Use Tunnel Timelines for
Project outlines and plans
Strategies
Problem solving
Topics at or near the centre of the map represent the successful outcome, and topics near the edges are the next actions to take towards those outcomes. The relationship with a "tunnel" is that the map shows your project as the light at the end of the tunnel, with your next actions around the walls nearest to you. As you make progress towards the centre, you complete the actions and decisions along the way. Major milestone topics in the map should be written as outcomes to keep you focused on achievement, e.g. "reject rate is 3%" or "client has renewed contract". This is the key benefit of visualising projects in software mind maps - you stay focused on your objective and keep your eye on where you want to go, not on your short-term direction. Responding to changes and obstacles is easier if you are focused on the big target, and a continual visual reminder of objectives is a positive force. Participants in your project or strategy can see where it is headed, and can understand how their contribution takes it forward.
"Brainstorm" maps are intermediate maps ("rough working") on the way to the above structures. We will talk about brainstorming and development techniques in the next posting.

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This information was kindly provided to us from Nick Duffill Beyond Crayons at http://duffill.blogs.com

MindMapper 5.0 Professional - Build No.6061

Added FEATURES In MindMapper 5.0 Professional:

Spelling Check works for multiple users using a single machine.
Reduced the corner branch's bent corner by half.
Rearranged buttons in New dialog box Switched positioning of Roll-Up
and Roll-Down buttons on the toolbar.


BUG FIXES:

Fixed Bounding box resizing error when inserting image into a node.
Fixed bounding box resizing error when inserting an outline around a floating node.
Fixed inconsistant positioning behavior when target map for Consolidation has the focus.
Fixed Black background appearing when selecting a non-existing file in Browse button of New dialog box.
Fixed Programing termining after File Opne error when opening a non-existing file in New dialog box.
Fixed Rollup and Rolldown inconsistencies after selecting a node with a mouse.
Fixed new file's name using temporary filenmae when attaching to email.
Fixed program terminating when attempting to divide schedule in non-scheduled area of Schedule Window.
Fixed deactivating Hyperlink when Copying a hyperlink-less node using Paste Special -> Hyperlink.
Fixed relationship showing as a straight line instead of showing the pointer in certain maps.
Fixed defective hyperlinks after copying and pasting a map.
Fixed Logical Partition being disabled after selecting Logical Partition in Print window, selecting Preview, then returning to Print window.
Fixed allowing hidden nodes to be expanded and visible when moving a link node.
Fixed program terminating when importing a MindManager file with a relationship link and selecting that link.
Fixed auto-numbering inconsistency when deleting or moving a branch.
Fixed Open dialog box not showing Tool Buttons in Windows 2000.
Fixed Hyperlink Dialog box showing file does not exist when a wrong file path is chosen.
Fixed Maps not opening when dragged & dropped to a MindMapper window.
Fixed unselected objects unintentionally getting resized with other selected objects.
Fixed legends getting re-positioned when nodes with legends are grouped.

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Recent EMM Press Releases

It is with great pleasure that Essential MindMapping can announce the recent news articles that have been released on MindMapping & Brainstorming have been very well received in various online article distributors.

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How MindMapper Solves the Problems with Brainstorming:
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/9186/
http://www.newswiretoday.com/xml/

What isBrainstorming:
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Business/What_is_Brainstorming_83408.html

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What information is available to help me learn MindMapping with MindMapper?

When you evaluate or purchase MindMapper, Essential MindMapping ensures that you receive the most comprehensive information and tips and tricks on MindMaper available.

When you opt for our Free Resources, you automatically receive a link to download our newly released instructional E-Book, MindMapping Made Easy.

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To access Help all you need to do is open MindMapper and click on the Help tab in the Tool bar.
When you purchase from Essential MindMapping we like to think you have become part of the family and we want to ensure that you receive the best service and information possible.

That's why each month we send out our monthly newsletter with tips tricks and other useful information on the world of MindMapping.

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MindMapper the cheapest MindMapping software on the market!!

MindMapper is cheapest MindMapping software on the market to date.

True there are some free Java styled MindMapping Software but when you see these you
know they are nothing more than basic lines that do not let you perform any aspects of MindMapping and have limited extremely limited functions.

Then you have other MindMapping software that are up to 30% more expensive and have nearly a third less in functionality.

This is why here at Essential MindMapping we even encourage prospects to evaluate other MindMapping software as we are confident that this will assure prospects buying MindMapper is a sound bet.

So lets look at the cost of single user MindMapping Software on the market today:

MindMapper 5.0 Professional: $179.95 USD

MindManager 6.0 Professional : $349 USD + Maintenance

MindManager 6.0 BASIC : $229 USD

Mind Genius : $247 USD

Concept Draw – MindMap : $249 USD

Smart Draw: $297 USD

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Microsoft Office gets a boost from MindMapper

Not only is MindMapper a great tool for all your visual and planning needs but it also works smoothly well with all the Office applications, and integrating
MindMapper into your workflow is as easy as clicking an icon.

In MindMapper on the toolbar, you'll see icons for those Office applications which are installed on your computer.

Exporting your work to any application is handled by a wizard. Just choose the Mind
Map you want to export, and click the icon

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New Essential MindMapping Support Assistance

Here at Essential MindMapping www.EssentialMindMapping.com we are always looking for innovative ways in which we can keep in contact with our clients worldwide.

As you may know Essential MindMapping is one of the only MindMapping software providers that provide clients with FREE lifetime support and assistance during the evaluation and after the purhcase of MindMapper.

With other MindMapping softwares you can expect to pay anywhere in the region of $30 -$50 USD per year per license for support and maintenance.

Well we not only have Essential MindMapping decided to provide free email support to our clients worldwide telephone support to our Australian clients we have gone one step further.

From August 2006 we will be able to provide live help to all of our clients worldwide by live help on our website: www.EssentialMindMapping.com . Should you have a question you would like to ask us please visit the website and click on live help to speak to one of our freindly consultants.

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Happy Mapping!

End Procrastination with Mind Mapping and MindMapper

Do you procrastinate?

We all do.

One way to help eliminate this productivity-sapping
nuisance from your life is to Mind Map.

When you create a Mind Map for a project,
you can not only number the tasks so that you always know what comes next, but you
can also remove complete tasks, and add new tasks as they become necessary. If
you're a follower of David Allen's Getting Things Done book and time management
system, you can use a Mind Map as your catchall "Inbox". MindMapper has great
Inbox functionality. For example, you can drag a URL, an email address or a file from
Windows Explorer into a Mind Map you can create an instant link.

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Happy Mapping!

Tips on How to MindMap

Always use just key words, or wherever possible images.
Start from the center of the page and work out.
Make the center a clear and strong visual image that depicts the general theme of the map.

Create sub-centers for sub-themes.
Put key words on lines. This reinforces structure of notes.
Print rather than write in script. It makes them more readable and memorable. Lower case is more visually distinctive (and better remembered) than upper case.
Use color to depict themes, associations and to make things stand out.
Anything that stands out on the page will stand out in your mind.
Think three-dimensionally.
Use arrows, icons or other visual aids to show links between different elements.
Don't get stuck in one area. If you dry up in one area go to another branch.
Put ideas down as they occur, wherever they fit. Don't judge or hold back.
Break boundaries. If you run out of space, don't start a new sheet; paste more paper onto the map. (Break the 8x11 mentality.)
Be creative. Creativity aids memory.
Get involved. Have fun.

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Brainstorming with MindMapp

Need fast answers? Brainstorm with MindMapper:

Sometimes you don't have the time to allow a question to gestate. You need answers NOW. The MindMapper software is a great tool for brainstorming, because you can add topics just by typing: simply select the centre of the mind map, or the topic you want as the parent of the new topic, and type. This makes it easy to get all the thoughts in your head out onto the map. When you're brainstorming with a group, one person can act as the recorder, entering all the ideas into MindMapper.

Here are some tips for brainstorming:

Enter everything that comes into your head. If you're brainstorming in a group, enter all the suggestions. Often you get the answer to a problem or develop a great new idea by combining topics;
Place a time limit on your brainstorming sessions. Ten minutes is ample. Then have a break. Have a cup of coffee. When you return, you can continue working on the same map, or use a topic from that map to develop another map;
Make a note of the concepts generated after one or two brainstorming sessions. After you've been brainstorming for a period, you'll find that your ideas cluster into areas: write down the areas. In this way, you're going from the specific to the general.

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