Background information about MindManager's mapping method is available at the Mindjet Web site.
MindManager goes beyond basic mapping to offer a rich selection of features for creating meaningful maps to illustrate your ideas and plans in a visually distinctive and memorable fashion. Use your maps as tools to facilitate planning, organize and distribute information, and create presentations.
Create a new map from a workspace
Start from scratch with a blank map.
Use a template with pre-defined content
Import content from another application (including Microsoft Word, Outlook, or Project)
You can enter topic text, import content from other sources and add pre-defined Map Parts.
Brainstorm new ideas.
Expand topics by including detailed topic notes, adding attachments and links to other documents (including other maps, Web pages, or e-mail addresses), include data in a custom properties set or a spreadsheet, and data and items from Excel and Outlook.
Assign task information like start and end dates, durations, resources and more.
Select a style to determine the map's overall "look"
Show topic relationships with arrows
Surround topic groups with boundaries.
Illustrate the map with images
Indirect collaboration is inherent for shared workspace maps: they are automatically shared with other workspace members
For direct collaboration on shared maps, navigate and edit the map together in an Instant Meeting
You can also collaborate by using a more formal Review process for local or shared maps. Add review comments and distribute the map to colleagues for review.
Spell-check the content and check the map links.
Distribute the final map to members of your project, department or company.
Export it to another application
Create a set of Web pages