I searched for a mind mapping software a few days ago and decided to try MindMeister. I found it extremely easy to use. I am in the process of planning a new business and was struggling with how to keep all of my ideas in one place including decisions vs. ideas that are still in progress.

MindMeister was perfect for this. I added the question mark icon to nodes that required further thought, the lightbulb icon to denote ideas, etc. and links to help me review all of these with my business partner. He is in VT and I am in MD. We were able to collaborate via MindMeister real-time, make decisions about the direction of our business and then clarify them in the mind map. We were both impressed by the tool and will continue to use it in our planning.

I also found the public maps to be very helpful for ideas about how to organize the mind map, and a handy shortcut for information I already needed. I just saved a few public maps containing information I needed into to my profile, cute/pasted the node I needed and modified it as necessary. Awesome.