ConceptDraw MINDMAP vs MindManager

• For an idea, put whatever comes to your mind and organize with ConceptDraw MINDMAP.
• Easily create slideshows for a business presentation of your idea without going for any other tool.
• Easily export the work to PDF, PowerPoint and any image format for quick share.
• Best note taking application which we can connect to our existing work.

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• I am lazy (and ADD) - I don't like to re-enter tasks, concepts or plans. By using MM I am able to capture my ideas and plans on the fly - and then return at a later date to refine, focus and organize my thoughts into a more coherent logical "item"... all without being forced to retype any of my original thoughts unless I care to.
• I use the sort and filter features extensively to 1) Set importance (Must do, important to do, should do, etc) and 2) When (Today, soon, this week, this month). I also use the color coding of items to draw my attention. I also set key project names/categories for each item (no more than 7).
• The sort and filter then let me quickly identify the items that I must focus on "now" - a "shortlist".
• In my consulting days, and now with the several non-profit boards that I work with, I use a modified "PowerPoint" version of MM to get my ideas across and to "brainstorm" with my audience (action items, strategies, priorities).
• For my literary non-fiction writing, I use MM to cast "islands" (random brainstorming), and no less than 3 days later to coalesce these "islands" into "continents", and then to drag the continents into the "proper" order. For my freelance newspaper work, the process is similar - but the organization changes to identifying and featuring the lede.

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• Interface can be a bit cluttered, takes some work to use efficiently for more than basic maps.

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• No support for team-based project files. Multiple people can only edit simultaneously during pre-scheduled meetings.
• A project file can be opened by 2 users at the same time, but when they try to save, a conflict is generated and the project file is duplicated with unmergeable changes.
• Published projects should have some kind of queue on save to ask the owner if they want to also update their changes on the published version.

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• More efficient brainstorming

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• Without MindManager the BIM text would not have been what it is, the flexibility allowed a much higher quality final product.
• Using MindManager is an enormous timesaver when I use it for anything. Especially projects that seem overcomplicated at first glance can be clarified quickly with the use of a map.
• It is comforting to know the power of the tool before becoming intimidated by a complex set of circumstances that need to be addressed. MindManager allows a situation to be quickly analyzed and dealt with.

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