Thank you to everyone who completed the MindManager Customer Survey!

A few weeks ago, we sent out a request to the MindManager community. We wanted to hear your insights about what you like, dislike, and want to see improved or changed in MindManager.

And boy did you deliver!

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that more than 4,800 MindManager users completed the survey!

This incredible amount of feedback will be invaluable to our team’s ongoing efforts to improve and refine MindManager into a product that everyone finds invaluable in their daily work.

So, a big THANK YOU to all who participated.

One consistent piece of feedback that many of you shared is the desire to have more training material that helps you perfect the basic, intermediate, and advanced features and use cases in MindManager.

We heard your request loud and clear and have brought together free training resources for all skill levels on our website, YouTube, and the MindManager Blog.

Keep reading this newsletter to learn more!

P.S. We’d like to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to Paul C. for winning the $500 Amazon Gift Card. Thank you for your feedback, Paul!

Introducing the new MindManager Starter Academy in an expanded format

The newly launched MindManager Starter Academy is here and is designed to help new and experienced users alike perfect and expand their MindManager skills.

Here’s what it includes:

• 5 guided training sessions from MindManager customer success managers
• Live Customer Q&A sessions with MindManager experts taking place monthly
• Free downloadable map samples so that you can easily apply the session learnings to your own work

And the best part? There is absolutely no cost. So, please be our guest and enjoy this in-depth training series.

Click the link below to join the fun!

Have you seen the brand-new Business Diagramming Series on the MindManager Blog?

You’ve likely noticed that there are a lot of pre-built map templates available to you in MindManager.

What you might be less clear on, however, is what each of these diagrams can be used for, and what the benefits are to you and your team.

That’s why we launched the Business Diagramming Series.

This is an ongoing series, freely available on the MindManager Blog. In it, we walk you through the basics of each diagram type that you can create using MindManager, and share insights like:

• What the diagram is
• How to use that type of diagram
• Interesting use cases
• Tips for how to create your own
• Downloadable templates and example to help you get started

There are already a bunch of these articles uploaded to the blog, so check them out! We have information on flowcharts, SWOT analysis, DESTEP analysis, swimlane diagrams, Ansoff matrices, PEST analysis, and more.

Click the link below to head over to the blog. Select “Templates” from the article dropdown menu to see what’s already been uploaded.

Looking for bite-sized training videos? Take a look at the new MindManager Minutes.

In the Customer Survey, you told us that you wanted short training videos that teach you how to get up and running with MindManager.

Well, ask and you shall receive!

The MindManager team is thrilled to announce the release of the MindManager Minutes: a series of short, 1-to-2-minute videos that walk you through basic functionalities in the product like:

• Choosing the perfect template
• Customizing topic styles
• Formatting topics
• Working with map layouts
• And more!

This is an ongoing project. More training videos will be added to our YouTube page over the weeks and months ahead. Have ideas for a video topic? Head over to the MindManager User Community to let us know.

Keep Following MindManager on LinkedIn!

MindManager has a new LinkedIn page! Head over to our new showcase page and click the “Follow” button to stay in touch.

We’ll be using this platform going forward to share helpful resources, product news and offerings, and to keep in touch with the MindManager community.

MindManager Buzz

Speaking of feedback, did you know that MindManager has been given a Top Rated award for 2021 in the category of Project Management? This award is given annually by TrustRadius, and reflects the fantastic feedback that the MindManager community has provided us throughout the year.

So, once again, thank you!

If you’d like to hear how your fellow MindManager fans are using the product, we invite you to head over to TrustRadius now!

MindManager Hits the (Virtual) Streets

We can’t see you in person at trade shows and events now, but we’re still out and eager to connect with you! In the coming months, we’ll be attending several virtual events as a sponsor. Join us at:

• European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Conference from June 1 to 2, 2021
• PMI’s Virtual Experience Series 2021 on June 2, 2021
• Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics from July 15 to 16, 2021
• The RTM Congress from August 8 to 10, 2021

To stay up to date on what we’re up to, sign up for the Webinars and Events mailing list.

What your peers are reading

Looking for some helpful resources to get you thinking about new ways to improve your productivity? Here are the 5 most popular articles on the MindManager Blog this year:

• What is brainstorming, and why is it important?
• The 6 steps of the strategic planning process
• 9 essential problem solving tools: the ultimate guide
• What are the key challenges of knowledge management?
• Why you should adopt Kanban project management