Buzan, however, knows this is a business, and it is his business. Sometimes inventors of visual templates on paper don’t execute well when transforming their techniques to software. Buzan doesn’t disappoint on either point. Given that Tony Buzan invented and popularized mind mapping, a tool by the creator’s company would be expected to be compliant with the methodology and be perhaps the best of the tools. Still, these collaboration features potentially become complications in large enterprises trying to manage infrastructure, security, and knowledge exchange. Many of the tools now include proprietary collaboration models and repositories that create basic shared spaces for small teams. Although most of the apps attempt to adhere to Tony Buzan’s basic mind map drawing approach, many offer extensions that help those creating mind maps move from brainstorming to planning and from planning to execution. Many tools, from Microsoft’s Visio to ConceptDraw’s Mindmap authoring application, facilitate the creation of maps. Differentiated FeaturesĮach mind mapping tool offers its own unique features that go well beyond the simple drawing of diagrams. This report covers the latest releases for industry leaders Mindjet, Think Buzan, TheBrain, and new entrant toketaWare. The Mind Map Market: Scope of this Reportįour of the top mind map tool vendors recently updated their apps, their cloud-based services, and their platform support. If more than one is needed, tools that offer complementary capabilities. Although mind mapping is often driven by personal preference, a proliferation of tools can result in information and knowledge exchange issues that are best avoided by standardizing on one tool. The leaders in this market, Mindjet, Think Buzan (now Ayoa), TheBrain and MatchWare (not covered in this report) have now advanced to the point that enterprises need to select tools that fit well with their infrastructure, security, and collaboration models. Mind mapping tools have evolved from simple drawing tools into complex environments that include collaborative authoring, project management, quantitative model building, dashboards, and integration with third-party tools, particularly Microsoft Office, the Google platform, and various file-sharing systems like Dropbox and Box. With the rise of mobile devices, the number of mind mapping tools has risen in recent years, yet only a few in the growing mind map market should be considered enterprise-ready.
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