Mind map software, showing: Current only (historical excluded); in the categories: All; runs on: All operating systems; FOUND: 299 entries from a total of 399
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:  IHMC - A University Afiliated Research Institute   Product:  Cmap Tools    Added:  2002-02-27
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Screenshot mind mapping software Cmap Tools    
What they say:  " The IHMC Concept Mapping Software empowers users to construct, navigate, share, and criticize knowledge models represented as Concept Maps. The toolkit is platform independent and network enabled, allowing the users to build, and collaborate during the construction of concept maps with colleagues anywhere on the network, as well as, share and navigate through others' models distributed on servers throughout Internet."
Observations:  Concept Map support software.
Cmap is free to all users.
Where:  http://cmap.ihmc.us/
OS: Linux, Mac, network enabled, Solaris, Windows
Price:  Free
Categories: concept maps, idea support
 
From:  Ilium Software, Inc.   Product:  ListPro    Added:  2006-06-26
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Screenshot mind mapping software ListPro     Screenshot mind mapping software ListPro     Screenshot mind mapping software ListPro    
What they say:  " ListPro(R) -- the top list and information manager for Pocket PCs, Palms, Smartphones, and Windows desktop or notebook PCs.
Create shopping lists, to do lists and checklists, and organize and use your information however you want to -- ListPro makes it easy and convenient. Synchronize your lists between your PDA and desktop PC, and use them on both. Complete file compatibility makes ListPro the ideal information tool for your PDA."
Observations:  List manager software using Outliner model
Where:  http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/lp/listpro.htm
OS: Windows
Price:  US$19.95~US$29.95
Categories: outlines
 
From:  Inform4 (Andreas Menke)   Product:  Inform4    Added:  2006-06-18
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Screenshot mind mapping software Inform4    
What they say:  " The helper to get your information managed. All informations in a single editor.
Include images to your informations.
Alert timer.
To all your notes you can add additional files.
Web Notes: Internal and external links and HTML export in Inform4."
Observations:  Outliner software
Where:  http://www.inform4.com/
OS: Windows
Price:  EUR20
Categories: outlines
 
Articles
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.


Knowledge mapping for communities

Here's an interesting slideshow in which authors Simon Buckingham Shum and Alexandra Okada make a case for a move away from text towards knowledge or mind mapping presentation in a knowledge community. Their objective is to change cognition, no less.

Visual mapping and recession-proofing your job

It looks like businesses are in for a tough time in 2008 and beyond. If your employer downsizes, how can you take steps to make sure you're one of the survivors?


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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.