I am often asked about mindmapping by people who have never tried it. Why would they want to do it, etc? I've just found come across this great article from Mind Map Inspiration, called 100 reasons to mind map, so this is a useful place to look for ideas about how it can be used.
And, if you are looking for some mind mapping tools to get started, then Bubbl.us, a free collaborative online mind mapping tool is currently the highest ranking mind mapping tool on our op 100 Tools for Learning list.
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