Mind Mapping program integration

I know I've heard from those in the past that have used mind mapping software alongside Logos. I just recently tried it out and I love it. I'm using a free program called Freeplane to collect info about the atonement. My plan is to go through the NT and note all verses dealing with the death/burial/resurrection/atonement, categorize them according to the contribution they make to the subject, and then link those contributions to resources in Logos that address the link.

Freeplane is working pretty well but for those who use for pay programs what advantage do other programs have over whats available for free?

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Friedrich

I know I've heard from those in the past that have used mind mapping software alongside Logos. I just recently tried it out and I love it. I'm using a free program called Freeplane to collect info about the atonement. My plan is to go through the NT and note all verses dealing with the death/burial/resurrection/atonement, categorize them according to the contribution they make to the subject, and then link those contributions to resources in Logos that address the link.

Freeplane is working pretty well but for those who use for pay programs what advantage do other programs have over whats available for free?

Philip, I am just getting going with my two "for pay" programs. And I have never heard of "freeplane." There were a few other free ones I played around with that were decent (Freemind, Mindmeister, and . . . Cayacera? or something--it had a funky cool dynamic presentation/constructino).

I have played with Mindjet's MindManager 8 the most. It is kind of the business standard and has integration with MS apps, and even embeds web browsing. It is very powerful and easy to manipulate.

"Buzan's iMindMap" takes the name from the well known guru of Mind Mapping. They have only been in digital business for about two or three years, I think, but are getting very good. They LOOK more organic (which supposedly is a plus). They are starting to integrate more with MS. Very visual. Quirky fun, but powerful. Buzan is a bit of a showman, but they have an award winning product that goes about things a bit differently than Mindjet.

For Mac, NovaMind looks pretty cool.

Friedrich

ps, I believe the for pay ones have better integration (with MS and other things) and tools and are less buggy. But you have to pay. It's nice to get going with the free ones. I like the look and feel of the for pay ones a lot better.

Friedrich

I can't see it happening, but I would be thrilled to have some Logos and mindmapping (say with Mindjet) software. I think your look at the atonement is a prime example. Just think how you could export some verses to different nodes, and build ideas/study/questions, etc off of each one. You could arrange them by theme (domain?) and show relationships between them.

It is nice to have a more 'organic' layout possibility. It is not 100 percent organic, in that all builds off a central topic, but it is better than the traditional outline in many ways.

Right now I am looking at the three "suffering/prediction" passages in Mark. I just thought how I would like to easily put them in a mindmap and build off of them (context of each one, differences, etc)

Friedrich

i'd like to hear from Jim McDaniel. I have seen his mug on the MindManager website/blog and it seems he has had much more experience with this than i have

seaview

Hi to those of you using Mind Mapping software with Logos. Would you consider saving your work as a pdf, which can be done in Mind Manager, so the rest of us could open and experience graphically what you are talking about. Mind Manager (7, which I have) graphics are powerful tools for aiding the eye and the brain functioning.

Ken F Hill

what advantage do other programs have over whats available for free?

Another free mapping application is called VUE being developed at Tufts University. Below is a video about using VUE as a presentation tool. I have not tried it but the presentation capabilities look pretty nifty. VUE seems to be actively being developed.

http://vue.tufts.edu/gallery/presentation.cfm

DAL

Ok, I do have one question though. I tried Buzan iMindMap but when it came to power point presentations I really had to start creating my presentation in EXTRA LARGE mode and just put a few main points with some verses as subpoints or else the presentation would look small on the screen. It looked kind of small already even though I had created the presentation extra large on my computer.

Now, to my question: Do you guys use your mind map mainly to study and organize your thoughts for your sermon or do you actually take your mindmap to the pulpit and project it on a screen? I just wonder because some of your mind maps have too much information packed in them and I doubt that that will be legible to people even if you put it on power point.

Anyway, any tips on how to actually use a mind map on power point for Sunday sermons would be helpful.

Blessings!

Douglas

MJ. Smith

Inspiration 9 software has a built in presentation mode that can easily be integrated into a power point presentation. It is an affordable program with a solid set of features.

Ken F Hill

It is an affordable program with a solid set of features.

The demos show lots of mouse clicking. Is it keyboard friendly or is this a program for mouseketeers only?

MJ. Smith

Is it keyboard friendly or is this a program for mouseketeers only?

It has a full array of keyboard shortcuts.

Mike Measley

s I really had to start creating my presentation in EXTRA LARGE mode and just put a few main points with some verses as subpoints or else the presentation would look small on the screen.

I have used PowerPoint Plex (an addin tool from Microsoft) to make larger than normal powerpoint possible. Using this tool, you could put a picture of your mind map on a regular slide, then put portions of the mind map on separate slides. Then, in the presentation, you can double-click on the portion you want to focus in to see the details. right-click, and zoom out to see the overall map. Harder to explain, than show...

Check out the site for pptplex http://www.officelabs.com/projects/pptPlex/Pages/default.aspx

David A Egolf

Now, to my question: Do you guys use your mind map mainly to study and organize your thoughts for your sermon or do you actually take your mindmap to the pulpit and project it on a screen?

Hi Douglas,

I would suggest a third use: the lectern. I am currently teaching a course on Church History for adult Sunday School. I had highlighted salient information; e.g., dates and people, in my standard text file to be used as crib notes. If I had had this functionality, I would have built a chart for the lectern to serve as my outline. That way, it doesn't matter how confusing it might be to someone else. It only has to serve as a crib sheet for me.

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Bob included a pdf which was a single sheet outline of the book of Acts. Many pastors could study that chart for about 15 minutes, then use it to give an extemporaneous overview of the book.

Is Mebin

G'day,

I am just about to buy Inspiration 9 (partly due to your imput here, and partly due to the fact it is a little cheaper than MM9) and was wondering about this feature...you say it is easily integrated into a powerpoint presentation. Does that mean I could create my project on Inspiration 9 and then present it using MS Powerpoint (instead of Inspiration's own viewer)? This functionality is well addressed in MM9's advertising, but Inspiration 9 seems to focus on integration with MS Word.

Thank you for your time.

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MJ. Smith

From the help page of Inspiration 9.

You can save a diagram, mind map or outline as slides that can be opened in
Microsoft PowerPoint or other presentation applications. The exported document
contains formatted topic text. The main idea becomes the presentation title, and
each first level topic becomes a separate slide. Subtopics become slide content.
You can choose to include hidden subtopics and hidden notes.

Hyperlinks, graphics, audio files and videos inserted into notes are not
included in the exported document. Video symbols are converted to symbol
text.

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You can also export diagrams in a variety of formats for use in PP