I use mind maps for a lot of things. They were a god send when I was revising for exams.
I've been considering creating one to help me sort out my finances. I have so many things that need to be done having them all on a linear list is overwhelming. A mind map would help me prioritise better.
I usually create a map by hand although I did have some software for it on my other computer. I found it a bit cumbersome to be honest. Took more time working out how it worked than doing the work itself.
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Feel free to get in that academy, Gilian.
As for the software, I had to use them since many of my training and coaching programs were corporate. But for the flipchart part, I used to made individual or group ones by hand, and even let them fill some in :)