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🎓 What the heck is a strategy? (Academy News: Free online course)
Hi everyone 👋, Do you know what a strategy is? How to come up with one? And how mind mapping can easily help you? If the answer is “no”, “nope”, “no idea”—well, you are not alone. So what the heck is a Strategy? Strategy = What my desired outcomes are and how I'm going to get there And what about Strategic Planning?…
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Using MindMeister with ChatGPT
If you've spent any time on the internet the last few months, you know that everyone's talking about ChatGPT, the groundbreaking AI chatbot and language model from OpenAI. Personally, I've been super fascinated with the tool ever since it launched at the end of November last year, especially its ability to so quickly…
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🛰️ Mind Map of the Month: Presenting your Competences From Every Angle 💡
Hey Community! There are many mind maps available related to how you can create/ what you should include in your CV, but most of them follows the traditional view on your qualifications (the 4 colored topics). With the intention of both recommending the Mind map technique and the MindMeister product, I prepared a…
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🧠 Mapped by Meister: Quarterly Goals [Business]
Good afternoon, master minds 👋! Today, I'm going to share an insight into how we at Meister use MindMeister to plan our quarterly goals. 💡 Recognize this template? It's from @Nick Willemsens' webinar on quarterly goals! Watch it on demand here. 💡 This is the first of a four-part series in which we will explore how each of…
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⚖️ MindMeister for Law: Rich Vitaris [Use Case Q&A]
Hello and welcome to our first Use Case Q&A! Here we will share real life examples of how people use Meister products in a variety of industries. In these posts, you'll find inspiration, tips and creative new ways to use our tools. Today, we’re speaking with power user @Richard Vitaris about how MindMeister can be used by…
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🤓 MeisterHack: Add Depth to your Map with a Color Legend
Hey Community 👋, One of my favorite things about MindMeister is how much detail you can add. With notes, connections, comments, attachments, there's a wealth of information you can present within a single mind map. Recently, I came across a way of adding even more detail: Check out the image below for an example from @Olaf…
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Mind Map of the Month: Theft of Government Property Template (Law) Richard W. Vitaris
If you have an important meeting where you need to speak, respond to questions, and keep track of the points you want to make, a Mind Map can really help. This template is one I developed for use by trial lawyers, but anybody who needs to speak at any type of public meeting can make good use of it by making a few easy…
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🤓 MeisterHacks: Use "Show as Boundary" to Distinguish Between Different Points
Hey, Mind maps can become overwhelming when you have ideas scattered all over the place. To bring some structural organization to your ideas, try to: Check out the picture below to show how @Olaf Roeb has used this feature in his brilliant shortcuts mind map: You can see that the Learning Process on the right is a…
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🧠 Mapped by Meister: Team Building Events [Business]
Hi everybody, nice to meet you all! I'm Patricia, a Financial Analyst at Meister and an organizer of our team events 👨👩👧👦. I wanted to reach out to the Community and share a mind map I recently made to brainstorm ideas for our next team event! Team events aren't just a reward for hard work, they're important for…
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New: Embed a Mind Map the Community
Hi all! 👋 I wanted to quickly let our community know about a new feature available in these forums: you can now embed any public mind map in a post! Check out my meeting minutes template below: How to embed a map in a community post: Publish your map and retrieve its embed code. Create a post or comment in these forums.…
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🧠 Mapped by Meister: Global Supply Chain (Manufacturing)
Hi! Let's take a look at how manufacturers can use mind maps to oversee distribution from production to delivery 🚚. Logistics-loving @Nick Willemsens created this mind map template to show team leads how MindMeister can be implemented for supervising complex operations 🤯. Though it's normally assumed to be an ideation💡…
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How Felix Schoeller Slashed Meetings by 50% with MindMeister + MeisterTask (Success Story)
In manufacturing, efficiency is key. From the boardroom to the shop floor, processes can be complex and time-consuming. That’s why every chance to improve them should be welcomed. Digitalization is increasing efficiency and transparency for companies who produce great products – tools like MindMeister and MeisterTask save…
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MindMeister Template - Annual Planner
Hi together I made myself a yearly planner last December for some of my larger projects. Put a picture of it here. Thought you might be interested.😉 I tried to keep the plan as simple as possible. My basis is based on construction work, e.g. conversions of apartments/offices or also new buildings. The annual plan is for me…
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🤓 MeisterHacks: Turn Ideas into Action
Hey! Mind maps are so brilliant because of their versatility - you can use them to jot down scattered thoughts, find new ideas, organize your days and plan your projects. With MindMeister, you can take these processes to the next level without ever leaving the mind mapping tool. Simply click the ellipsis (...) on any topic…
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Mind Mapping for Neurodiverse Students
Hi all! I wanted to quickly share this post from Aventido exploring how neurodiverse students can use MindMeister for academic essay planning. It's a topic that's not only becoming more and more relevant for educators, but also an area that's very near and dear to our hearts at Meister: Improving our tools' accessibility…
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🤩 Template of the Month: Decision Matrix
Hey! Sometimes even people at the top struggle to make decisions, especially when there are a lot of criteria to factor in. But not to worry, our Decision Matrix template can help you make the right decision, fast. All you have to do is: Define the categories relevant to your decision (for example, cost, quality, etc.).…
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🤓 MeisterHacks: creating a mindmap while watching a YouTube video in MindMeister
You can embed a Youtube video in the center of the map and then note useful information around it as you listen. You can check out an example here:
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🤓 MeisterHacks: Making Presentation Notes with a Bulleted Outline
Making a mind map can help you get your thoughts in order when preparing for a presentation or speech. However, some users find it's not that easy to read from a mind map during a presentation. Outline mode lets you turn your visual mind map into linear form, making it ideal for presenting. Do you already use outline mode?…
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🧠 Mapped by Meister: Weekly Plan (Education)
Hey! In line with our monthly theme of goals and planning, I wanted to share @Line Møller Jensen's template for a weekly university plan. At the beginning of the academic year, students should personalize the template with their weekly classes. Students should take the time to update the template, input any changes and…
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🤩 Template: Master's Thesis
A couple days ago I was able to give a speech in front of 3 PhD professors to get my masters degree in virtual education. Basically I needed to explain my final thesis in front of them, I decided to use MindMeister as it's not only better for me to use but also was different. as you can see on my screenshoot I was able to…
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👨👩👧👦 Community Mind Map: Share your Holiday Recipes!
Welcome to our first collaborative mind map 🥳. Good food plays such a central role in the holiday season - That's why we thought this was a fantastic opportunity to try our first collaborative Community mind map. What better way to spread the Christmas cheer than by inspiring others with your wonderful recipes for turkey,…
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MeisterHacks: Using a "fill in the blank" by hand template to gently introduce people to MM
From time to time we may want to use a mind map in meetings with non-mind mappers, many of whom have never even heard of the mind map. Some of them will be tech-averse, and might be put off even at the suggestion of using software (or its web-based equivalent) with which they are unfamiliar. I will prepare a blank mind map…
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🤩 Template of the Month: Project Retrospective
Hey, When you’ve finished a project, it’s easy to tidy it away to the back of your head and forget about it. But don't! Doing a project retrospective brings so much value 🌟 - it’s really worth taking the time for it, and you'll thank yourself during future projects. To make it easier, you can use our Project Retrospective…
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🤓 MeisterHacks: Turn a Topic into a New Mind Map
Hey! Have you ever had an idea that's so good you just need to explore it in a new mind map? Or maybe you've been making a mind map and it's getting so cluttered you want to make a new one? Well, Simply: Click the ellipsis on the topic you want to convert. Click the ... More icon. Click Create as Map. Choose your…
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🧠 Mapped by Meister: Work Breakdown Structure (Construction)
Hey! This work breakdown structure (WBS) gives an overview of an entire construction project by splitting it up into smaller, more manageable steps. A WBS primarily helps project managers visualize the entirety of their project, and the tasks they have to complete. However, the WBS can also be shared with stakeholders so…
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🧠 Mapped by Meister: Stakeholders (Construction)
Hello! Construction is complicated by nature: a wide variety of stakeholders have to be involved to ensure project objectives are met, and structures are safe. For instance, beyond the client and main contractor, designers, architects, sub-contractors, project employees, suppliers, government authorities, and local…
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🤩 Template of the Month: Lesson Plans
Hey! Structure is everything. Use this template to brainstorm your ideas and organize them into a cohesive lesson plan for your classroom. Prepare everything from objectives and resources to instructions and practice. Copy the template for each lesson and never feel unprepared! (Browse a wide range of different templates…
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🤓 MeisterHacks: Using Focus Mode for Presentations
Hello everyone, As a teacher I always use MindMeister for create my class content and also for presenting that's why I highly recommend to right click on your mindmap when you're going to start a presentation and activate focus mode that way you only will see your MindMap you can also zoom in and out while you're talking.
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🤓 MeisterHacks: Optimizing Collaborative Brainstorming
Have you ever sat in a meeting and been so focused on your own points that you completely ignore what others are saying 😅? This is a common risk of collaboration, and it appears in collaborative mind mapping too. That's why I wanted to advise: This is a key step in the principles of brainstorming - developing your…
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🤩 Template of the Month: Project Plan
Hey! Excited to start a new project? Don’t forget to plan! It’s significantly easier to visualize your roadmap when you use our Project Plan template. By filling in the template before facing the first steps of your project, you'll save time 🕚, money💰 and resources 📈. Plus, you don’t even have to worry about how to…
