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 email 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 maps or other documents with anyone, navigate and edit maps and documents together in a web conference
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