They say the best way to plan for a project is to brainstorm ideas, draft, then send them around the participants to find the right path. Problem is that this leads to notes with information scattered all over the page. It's difficult to decipher who said what, how it might affect your plan, colleagues or workload. One option is to map your thoughts using a mindmapping tool, which enables you to take a thread and then work it up and see eventual possibilities.

Edraw Mind Map 1.0 is a free version of the commercial tool that enables you to map out your ideas, thoughts or a potential project plan. Take a central theme and then create threads that brand out in to other areas. See how their interact, print and look at the 'bigger picture' more clearly.

Edraw Mind Map link.

05 Mar 2009