Mind Mapping

Mind Meister is a site that allows you to organize your ideas into a virutal mind map.  Perks of the program include the ability to collaborate with others synchronously, export maps as a variety of files, and customization features.

While the program benefits sound good, I've experienced some trouble while creating maps.  The collaboration feature experiences delays.  It is not as seamless as working in other synchronous tools such as Google Docs.  I've also had trouble sharing files with group members who were asked to sign up for a paid subscription to view the file I was sharing. 

Individually, I have not experienced as many problems.  There was a slight learning curve, but overall it was a user friendly experience.  It provides a different way of organizing your ideas than a traditional outline.  This format particularly suits visual learners.