Cross an outline with a flow chart, and you get a “mind map,” a visual sketch for capturing and organizing stream-of-consciousness ideas. iThoughts diagrams these brainstorm sessions on your iPhone. A bubble represents your topic; draw links to more bubbles for related ideas, which grow like tendrils across the screen. When you’re done, prune and organize branches into shape. Email or share maps online in several formats.

BRANCH OUT: start with a central idea starting a new career as a superhero, for example – and add branches for the concepts and tipics to consider. The diagram sprouts clouds and tentacles of topics and subtopics. iThroughts provides a big canvas for your mind map, about 100 iPhone screens.Swipe to move arround, pinch to make the map larger or smaller, or flip your iPhone or iPod on its side for landscape view.
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