Managed to visit Detroit in late September without being snowed on! Except for spotty rain showers it wasn't too bad. The flight delays were systemic but understandable for frequent fliers . Arrived too early - gate wasn't empty. Last flight out, we delayed to get the stragglers before pushing back. This stuff happens all the time.
If I had been running to get that plane 'cause my Washington flight was delayed into Dallas, I would have been very grateful they waited 15 minutes. Unfortunately, been there - done that, and have experienced both possible outcomes.
Detroit beckoned because I had been asked to Train the Trainer for Mind Manager Ver 7. A two day class. It was a fun experience. The class is populated with people that, for the most part, know the product. Unlike the Fundamentals Class, where experience with the product is not-so-good to expert. The class size is smaller, we had about four, so the interaction and one on one coaching is more prevalent.
Classes like that, when you're teaching, cause you to more than just "brush up" on your skills. You have to prepare for the class by using functions and features that you don't use much in everyday operations.
Found a couple more Mind Mapping sites to add to the Creativity link list.
2 comments:
Just started using MindManager a few weeks ago. Spent some time becoming efficient and am very pleased.
Question: do you have an efficient method of creating swim lanes within maps? I have two objects being processed in parallel I want to illustrate going through status changes within three different roles.
Thanks.
John S. Labarge
John,
There are a couple ways, though I hesitate to label them "efficient." I tend to be crude, but effective, in some of my approaches.
I have created maps with "swim lanes" but also exploited the "fill" colors for the topics.
Basic approach = Floating Topics
Colored Relationships between floating topics to show the "flow"
(Could use an image for the "lane" but that is overkill)
Main drawback(s) (1) keeping the tractor beam away from the floating topics (shift key) (2) floating topics don't export to word documents.
A second approach but only useful for two swim lanes. Topic line styles with "no lines." I can have two parallel lines of boxes that don't look connected. (It will export like a normal map, clockwise topics.)
But let me emphasize, use colors and relationships to really document the flow.
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