http://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-mind-maps-to-unleash-your-brains-creativity-1348869811
I found this to be helpful in many ways. I had a friend at E-Systems Raytheon who convinced me of these, I would sit by him in meetings as he mind mapped across day long engineering presentations. I used mind maps for a four graduate level class series (12 hours) providing certified object orientated engineers with classes in object-orientated component engineering, object-oriented embedded artificial intelligence, object-orientated rapid application development…