Ranjit, You can find some more references to recent creativity group support tools reviewed in my upcoming paper: Liikkanen, L., Kuikkaniemi, K., Lievonen, P. and Ojala, P. (2011) Next Step in Electronic Brainstorming: Collaborative Creativity with the Web. To appear In Proc. Extended Abstracts of Human Factors in Computing Systems conference ACM SIGCHI (CHI 2011). May 7-12, Vancouver, Canada. available for download at http://iki.fi/lassial/publications/110218-Presemo_Brainstormer Best regards, L On 6.3.2011 08:34, ranjit menon wrote: > Hi friends, > > This post is a query regarding Brainstorming, Mindmaps and Concept maps. Are > these still the best tools to input, manage and synthesize diverse and > complex information? > > > > Also is there any really good collaborative mind map/ contact map available, > I found quite a few online but maybe something is more suitable for > designers? > Any suggestions welcome! > > > Also, > Has anyone come across Design history and pedagogy that has been data > visualized in the form of a dynamic concept map or mind map? Something > similar to the ImpulsBauhaus installation below? > > http://vimeo.com/5333614 > > cheers and many thanks! >