![]() It's really unique, relative to what's out there! Kinopio Club is building an experimental, super cute, and rapidly developing mind map tool, to "help you think through your hardest problems". It has a really nuanced interactions around nesting, linking, and filtering - while elegantly supporting LOTS of text and images. If you're thinking about using a mind map as a way of writing and thinking, I'd recommend Plectica. ![]() ![]() If you're looking to collaboratively create a visual diagram that's mostly labeled and inter-linked shapes, Whimsical is my top pick. I try to never change the outline once I've written it (only ever append things to it, never remove) because even the "useless" tangents might turn out to be useful later. Having the outline is super valuable because I can always refer back to it when I get stuck. Afterward, I try to solidify/crystallize these thoughts and tangents into something more meaningful: I'll usually do this in an app like iA Writer where I can remove all the distracting parts of the interface and focus on writing. I keep repeating this process until I've filled up the page with thoughts (most of which end up being ridiculous, but the idea is just to get as much out on the page first and leave the judgment for later). Using a technique I learned from improv comedy, I start by writing one thing like "communication app", and then saying to myself "yes, and then what?". I like to start with outliner tools like OmniOutliner to get my most roughly-shaped thoughts out on the page (but even apps like Apple Notes will do in a pinch).
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