Mind Maps adalah salah satu cara utk memetakan apa apa yang ada di otak kita.Tools ini sangat membantu kita untuk bisa mengenali problem problem yang kita hadapi sehari hari.

Dari WIKIPEDIA,


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

"A mind map or mind-map is a pictorial representation of how a central concept is linked to other concepts and issues. It is similar to a semantic network or cognitive map but there are no formal restrictions on the kinds of links used. Most often the map involves color or monochrome images, words, and lines. The elements are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts and they are organized into groupings, branches, or area."

Ada beberapa software yang dapat digunakan , antara lain
MindMap yang diproduksi oleh Mindjet --> http://www.mindjet.com/
sedangkan versi opensource nya ada juga , yaitu dapat di download di

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

"FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map) software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations."

Yang menarik , perangkat ini bisa di convert ke MSOFFICE atau OPENOFFICE (freemind).