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Software for mindmapping and information organization

Software for mindmapping and
information organisation

Vic's compendium of software that supports knowledge management and information organisation in graphical form. Includes mind mappers, concept mappers, outliners, hierarchical organisers, KM support and knowledge browsers, 2D and 3D.More...










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From:  GroupScope, Inc.   Product:  LinkSViewer    Added:  2007-12-27
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Screenshot mind mapping software LinkSViewer    
What they say:  " LinkSViewer is a visual network analysis tool for exploring investment relationships in the Link Silicon Valley database. The LinkSViewer product, developed by GroupScope, Inc., offers users over 1.7 trillion unique network views of the investment capital relationships in the Silicon Valley, easily adjustable to highlight whatever you are most interested in.
If you have a dataset with relational information, you can see and explore it in an interface like LinkSViewer. Please contact us to talk about licensing this technology, as well as what kind of features could be personalized to match your needs."
Observations:  This is a web-based service that gathers together information about people, companies, educational establishments and all sorts of relationships and turns them into an interconnected map. A concept map of sorts. You can sign up and make these maps for your own purposes, at US$25/month.
Where:  http://linksviewer.com/home/
OS: web based
Price:  US$25/month
Categories: data visualization, influence diagrams, visual organizer
 
From:  Haus Weilgut GmbH   Product:  MindPlan    Added:  2007-05-25
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Screenshot mind mapping software MindPlan     Screenshot mind mapping software MindPlan     Screenshot mind mapping software MindPlan    
What they say:  " Visualizing Teamwork
Mind Map - Project Management - Lotus Notes Three In One
The MindPlan editor allows you to create - as a single user or in collaboration with others - mind maps illustrating your ideas, concepts and other challenges.
The MindPlan Gantt editor enables you to transfer your ideas (the mind map) to a classical project and resource planning step-by-step.
A Lotus Notes database is used to store the MindPlans. Each branch of a MindPlan (node) will be stored as a document within that database. This approach enables you to store additional text as well as file attachments with a node."
Observations:  An unusual integration of mind mapping, Lotus Notes and Gantt charts. Expensive but at first sight, it looks useful to enterprises running Lotus Notes.
'Lotus Notes client version 6.x or 7.x is required to run MindPlan'
Where:  http://www.mindplan.biz/mindplan/hwMindPlan_en.nsf/id/pa_home
OS: Windows
Price:  US$129 - 428 (+update charges)
Categories: Gantt charts, mind maps
 
From:  HBB Datenkommunikation & Abrechnungssysteme GmbH   Product:  Pocket Mindmap    Added:  2007-05-28
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Screenshot mind mapping software Pocket Mindmap     Screenshot mind mapping software Pocket Mindmap     Screenshot mind mapping software Pocket Mindmap    
What they say:  " A Pocket PC solution for planning and decision making. Together with Mindjet MindManager 6 the ideal combination for business information mapping on PC and PDA.

Organizing, structuring and planning while on the road. Create mindmaps with your Handheld PC 2000 (this is a download only software, there's no CD version)"
Observations:  Most recent features list (Downloads link) - Whats new in Pocket Mindmap 1.3.2 (12,8 KiB) updated on 2006-06-14 20:57
Where:  http://www.pocketmindmap.com/
OS: Handheld PC 2000, Pocket PC
Price:  EUR49
Categories: mind maps
 
Articles
Visual representation of knowledge

Here are some links to articles on the visual representation of knowledge by Sigmar-Olaf Tergan, an academic leader in the field

An overview of concept mapping

This is a 1997 article by Eric Plotnick, from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology Syracuse NY

Concept maps and web research

For me, web research and concept maps are a good pairing. As I research - I build a map. As I map - I realise new areas that need research.
This papers variously by Arguedas, CaƱas, Carnot, Carvalho, Dunn, Eskridge, Gram, Leake, Maguitman, Muldoon and Reichherzer have helped me to understand why, and see other possibilities.

Assessment by concept map

This piece discusses the nature of knowledge, the difficulty in measuring achievement in the three types of domain knowledge, and how concept maps offer one way of judging students' knowledge structure.

Framework for mind mapping

Here is a link to a set of free templates for many types of mind maps. This is good solid stuff, and if you have MindManager, there's no reason not to get it.
But if you don't have MindManager, well, there's still no reason to hold back - go and pick up the MindManager Viewer from MindJet's site. That is also free.



The opinions are Vic's but material in quotes that follows "What they say" is quoted from the vendors' web sites. Product names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  If you come across any software that isn't here but you think should be, please let me know: Vic at the above domain. If you have questions about mind mapping, concept mapping or outlining, you can let me know and I'll give it my best shot.