MindMaple Lite - A Brainstorming Tool
MindMaple Lite is an excellent free software for creating mind maps, organizing tasks, running brainstorming meetings, and basically is helping you organize, present and discuss your ideas. The software comes with six predefined templates pre-made maps to get you started: "Brand Management Plan", "Cargo Flow", "Gateway Process", "Learning Management System", "Leadership Development Processes" and "Resolution Process". You can also add your own MindMap items such as text, icons, graphics or objects. These are easy to customize so that you can create the map most appropriate to your needs.
Another advantage of the MindMaple Lite program is that it allows users to run both Windows and Mac programs simultaneously. This will give you a complete mind mapping software solution that runs on Windows or Mac OS X without any compatibility issues. It also includes support for the Office suite of Microsoft including Power Point, Excel and Word. For added convenience and portability of the program is also available in a browser for easy mobile access.
MindMaple is ideal for presenting information visual summaries of ideas and for brainstorming meetings or activities. With MindMaple Lite you can easily organize information and communicate ideas visually and effectively while reducing time spent on thought process and brainstorming. With the ability to make any idea quickly and effectively visualize a step by step process in a glance, the ability to organize and present data become easier. You can present your idea in different forms such as text, graphs, images and charts and then drag and drop different objects into the main view to customize the visualization. One great feature of MindMaple is that it allows brainstorming in different locations or within the same organization. The ability to brainstorm in different locations adds flexibility to the brainstorming process by allowing participants to rapidly respond to different ideas.