What is Idea Mapping? 
Idea  Mapping is a powerful whole-brained visual thinking tool that enhances memory,  note-taking skills, thought organization, planning, creativity, and communication.  It uses color, keywords,  lines and images to connect thoughts associatively.  Idea Maps are the natural  expression of the way the brain processes information associatively. (See more examples on this site and many more on the Idea Mapping Blog.) 

Idea Mapping is a simple and profound tool that helps individuals and organizations improve productivity, clarify thinking, save time, and enhance learning, while simultaneously  producing incredible results.  An Idea Map is a colorful, single-page diagram that visually captures ideas in a non-linear format and engages both hemispheres of the brain.  This technique gives people the increased ability to more competently plan, organize, communicate, remember, innovate, and learn -- and accomplish these faster than ever before!  
This approach frees you to think, see, and understand the whole picture far more efficiently than when using a multi-page, linear document outlining the same information.  The associative process that Idea Mapping uses is easy to learn.  Ready to get started? Watch an Idea Mapping Video Clip of Jamie creating an Idea Map during a TV interview.
How Can You Learn to Idea Map Successfully?
Take an Idea Mapping Workshop taught by author Jamie Nast.  For more information about
Idea Mapping Courses, see
the Idea Mapping Workshop Course Abstract. Not only will you learn how to create idea maps, but you will experience learning other skills that most adults believe to be impossible -- including "learning how to learn!" 
"Being adaptable in a flat world, knowing how to "learn how to learn," will be one of the most important assets any worker can have..." 
Thomas Friedman -- Author of The World is Flat, page 239 
Idea Mapping Workshops can be followed by an Idea Mapping Certification course that will give you the necessary skills to teach Idea Mapping as part of your business or give you a much deeper understanding of the workshop content and creating Idea Maps.
Read the   Idea Mapping book which teaches readers how to create and read idea maps, describes the three keys to developing idea maps, and guides readers in overcoming potential obstacles when initially learning this skill.  
Idea Mapping (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., September 2006) includes a wide array of actual maps (and the stories behind them) created and used by 21 successful business people around the globe.  
Whether you’re an overwhelmed businessperson, an overworked entrepreneur, or someone who just wants to solve problems better and faster, Idea Mapping is a perfect guide for anyone who wants to work more efficiently -- and achieve success in business and life.  Jamie Nast brings her practical workshop right to the reader.
A CD-Rom (PC or MAC) is packaged with each Idea Mapping book and includes: a 21-day trial ve