Thursday, March 25, 2010

To unload Xmind 3.1 beta 2


Xmind 3.1 beta 2, the last version of this excellent program Open Source of mind mapping is free in several formats:
Windows XP, Sight, 7:
http://dl.xmind.org/beta/3.1/xmind-win-3.1.0.200911141838.exe
Mac 10.4, 10.5 and more:
http://dl.xmind.org/beta/3.1/xmind-macosx-3.1.0.200911141838.dmg
Linux 32/64 bits:
http://dl.xmind.org/beta/3.1/xmind-3.1.0.200911141838_i386.deb
[http://dl.xmind.org/beta/3.1/xmind-3.1.0.200911141838_amd64.deb
Portable version for pen drive (Windows, Mac and Linux):
http://dl.xmind.org/beta/3.1/xmind-portable-3.1.0.200911141838.zip

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Digital communication and reputation online

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Last Tuesday I was lucky to be able to be present at a very interesting seminar, in the European School of Business (Madrid). The speaker, Iñigo Vínós of Digitalis PR has shared with the assistants his knowledge and his experience as expert of the digital communication across a very interesting presentation. I took notes in the shape of mental maps, here is the result. The used program is Xmind 3.1.0
Seminar Digital Communication And Reputation Online
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Mental map: the reinvented company

Last Tuesday I was in the fourth day of the cycle of open debates "Ten concepts that are changing the future", organized by the Telephone Foundation. The title of the conference was "The reinvented company" on the aftereffects of the new technologies and services in the companies.
It was very interesting, there have spoken Clay Shirky, expert in Social Average of the University of New York, Genis Roca, expert in Internet and Andrés Perez, expert in professional and personal position.
Using the program Open Source Xmind, I have synthesized what more has attracted attention of me during this debate. Here the mental map is, to see it and it to unload in finished format to click here.
The reinvented company

A map to sum visually your digital identity up

To structure and to sum visually all the spaces up in the Web where I am publishing information I have created a map using the program of mental maps Novamind Pro. Then I have inserted code html to allow to puncture the linkage in the corresponding areas of the map. This map is published also in Flickr here.

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Friday, March 19, 2010

SimpleDiagrams: an excellent program dedicated to the visual thought

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I have discovered recently a new program dedicated to the visual thought. It is possible to discharge free from here http://www.simplediagrams.com.
This software is very light, Air works under Adobe and it works in Mac, Windows or Linux.
Using it I could not avoid of The back of the Napkin thought to the excellent book of Dan Roam in" "who tells how to use the visual thought across simple images to solve problems and to clarify complex situations. And this is exactly what it does SimpleDiagrams: he helps with simple forms, in a style "drawn to hand", to explain processes, arguments, etc....
With SimpleDiagrams also it is possible to create mental maps in a clean style, with organic branches and icons.
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Some characteristics:
  • To drag, to release and to change of size the symbols of the libraries
  • To add photos and post-notes
  • Several fund styles
  • To keep the diagrams in the computer
  • To export the diagrams to PNG
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  • This software has several advantages:
  • Possibility of creating mental maps
  • He encourages the creativity by means of the use of visual metaphors.
  • It favors the simplicity and the clarity
  • It works under Mac, Windows and Linux
  • Easy to use
  • The free version is entirely usable
  • Original and clean visual aspect
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Humor vignettes

The humor vignettes demonstrate, with his simplicity and his visual metaphors, the force of the visual thought to express quickly complex situations as that they cross at present the autonomous ones
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Mind Mapping: a way of innovating

While the business schools create subjects, technology and centers for the creativity (to see the interesting article about the topic in The Country) several companies implant the innovation and the creativity across the Visual Thought and Mind Mapping. The company MindProject, specialized in the Development of Innovation for the Tourism, illustrates perfectly this way of innovating, as we can see it in this presentation.

Mind Mapping: What is?
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Magnificent mental map on the Social one Comes up

I have just discovered this magnificent mental map. Although it is in Dutch, it is possible to understand enough, especially the Web places and the marks. I like very much the visual metaphors, the use of the colors and of the organic branches. To click on the map to gain access to the image of high definition.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Map: the laws of the mental maps

The British author Tony Buzan was the first one to define rules for the creation of mental maps already several years ago. Although the rules are done to break, I think that it is necessary to know them before breaking them. Using the program NovaMind, I have tried to sum these principal laws up for the creation of mental maps.
The Laws of the Mental Maps

7 gestures to cultivate your Digital Identity

Following the councils of the French expert in Web Marketing 2.0 Henri Kaufman, I have created this map to synthesize, in 7 points, the gestures key to cultivate his Digital Identity. The topic of the gardening with his metaphors, seems interesting to me because the Web is a living space, and a strategy like the development of his presence online is a project in average or long term that 2.0 supposes a continuous effort and a knowledge of the ecosystem Click on the mental map for engrandecerlo.
7 gestures to cultivate your digital identity

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Mental maps and Thought of Design

Bundle clic on the map for engrandecerlo Again we can be present at the development of new ways of thinking, of innovating, associated with the skill of the mental maps. Here, Tim Brown, the Associate - director of Ideo, some of the most important agencies of design, presents the topics of his last book on the design thought turn of a mental map: "The design thinking rests on our skill to be intuitive, to recognize patterns, to construct ideas that at the same time emotional sense and functionality has, and to express ourselves in other means in addition to the word. Nobody wants to handle his business only based on feelings, intuition or inspiration, but exaggerate the confidence in the rational and analytical thing can be equal of dangerous."