Your choice of mind mapping software

Posted by Cassius
Oct 19, 2006 at 04:05 AM

Steve D. said, “Then there’s the counterposing of mind map’s to hierarchies, where “mind maps” actuall enforce a stricter hierarchy than outlines, as each branch must be subordinated to a single ultimate element at the center.”

While I do not use mind mappers, I’d like to point out that in Personal Brain, ANY node can become the ” ... ultimate element at the center.”

Years ago, I suggested to the developer that it add an option that allows the inclusion of a direction arrow on any link between nodes. At the time, it indicated no interest, but a couple of years later I was told that the “corporate” version now had that option. I do not know if it is in personal brain.

My interest in “The Brain” is its usefulness in diagramming a system, such as all the parts/functions of a government agency. Any part of the system can make its node “the center” and see the rest of the system from its perspective.

-c