Mind mapping?? I had never heard of it before. Initially, I was apprehensive. Did I have time to learn something so foreign to me? Would it be like learning a new language? Was I equipped to do it? I was ready to find out.

After a few attempts at it, I noticed some things. The first thing I realized was that in the past a lot of useful information had been slipping through the cracks. Second, was that so many great ideas were unrealized, being that I was unable to capture them or fully explore them. Third, it appears, in certain aspects of my life I was already a natural born mind mapper, just without the mind map. All in all, I was underutilizing my natural creative thinking process.

Most of us use mind mapping for organizing, collaborating, managing projects and brainstorming, amongst other things…things we do professionally and personally, on a daily basis without even realizing it. It’s natural, whether calling a friend to run some problem by them, taking mental notes on their input, then consulting another friend, and so on. To stay organized we create our to do lists, circling priorities, drawing lines from one item to the other, leading our minds in an effort to stay on track while at places like the grocery store. We brainstorm on beverage napkins… pushing our ideas further through the doodles we draw, mulling over our ideas.

So this raises the question… who is a candidate for mind mapping? Everybody is! And with Spinscape, a tool that encourages forward thinking, you can turn your everyday problems into solutions. Before, you were simply creating a personal to-do list; with mind mapping you manage the monthly schedule for your entire family. Before, you were getting advice from a friend over the phone. Now, you are getting instant input and ideas from colleagues across the country. In the past you were individually contacting every parent involved in the Christmas Bazaar. With a mind map, you can easily manage the progress and updates of your professional team or again….and, in your spare time, that Christmas Bazaar.

There are endless opportunities both personally and professionally where mind mapping plays a key role… Because let’s face it, aren’t we all natural born mind mappers?