Comments on: MindJet Diary: From Net Meetings to Map Meetings http://powermapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2009/04/04/mindjet-diary-from-net-meetings-to-map-meetings/ Idea Mapping Success Blogs Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:51:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Safique A Hazarika http://powermapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2009/04/04/mindjet-diary-from-net-meetings-to-map-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Safique A Hazarika Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:12:33 +0000 http://powermapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/?p=64#comment-261 This is creative and interactive. I want to convey the result and confirm how effectively this tool is working for Mumbai Global Research Library team. I must agree with Larisa that being a global virtual team the challenges of collaboration/networking/idea sharing/tracking is enormous, and I guess this is true for all other virtual team as well. But this alternative is undoubtedly a ray of hope. Immediately after transitioning our weekly global meeting through Mindjet workspace with the agenda map template mentioned by Larisa, we in Mumbai adopted the same approach for our local Monday weekly planning meeting. Unlike earlier using white board to write agenda/task for the week and one person taking minutes meeting and later drafting notes, this time we used the projector and run this agenda map. Map template was already filled by respective team members with their task/comments in respective fields before coming to meeting - hence no more white board and no more meeting minutes. Agendas, tasks, comments in the Map are more clear with pictures and Mapped to its objective and expected desired results with deadline & follow up. Though we yet to evaluate the complete benefit and pros & cons of this application but I must say the result is impressive so far and also saves 15-20 minutes each meeting. Apart from meeting the most potential and promising is the use of idea map in new projects, from idea generating stage to post project evaluating phase. Team members has embraced this process quite generously as it getting interesting, and most importantly this process tickles the creative mind and evoke thoughts to bring better results. Regards, Safique A Hazarika This is creative and interactive. I want to convey the result and confirm how effectively this tool is working for Mumbai Global Research Library team. I must agree with Larisa that being a global virtual team the challenges of collaboration/networking/idea sharing/tracking is enormous, and I guess this is true for all other virtual team as well. But this alternative is undoubtedly a ray of hope.

Immediately after transitioning our weekly global meeting through Mindjet workspace with the agenda map template mentioned by Larisa, we in Mumbai adopted the same approach for our local Monday weekly planning meeting. Unlike earlier using white board to write agenda/task for the week and one person taking minutes meeting and later drafting notes, this time we used the projector and run this agenda map. Map template was already filled by respective team members with their task/comments in respective fields before coming to meeting – hence no more white board and no more meeting minutes. Agendas, tasks, comments in the Map are more clear with pictures and Mapped to its objective and expected desired results with deadline & follow up. Though we yet to evaluate the complete benefit and pros & cons of this application but I must say the result is impressive so far and also saves 15-20 minutes each meeting.

Apart from meeting the most potential and promising is the use of idea map in new projects, from idea generating stage to post project evaluating phase. Team members has embraced this process quite generously as it getting interesting, and most importantly this process tickles the creative mind and evoke thoughts to bring better results.

Regards,

Safique A Hazarika

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