Yes! We are super psyched that TheBrain 7 is officially released today. You can read our press release here and download the latest:

Features Galore!

TheBrain 7 has over 50 new features and enhancements including:

• Next generation data visualization and mind mapping
• Enhanced linking and relationship mapping
• Seamless integration between cloud and client
• Increased performance and improved database backend
• More tools for getting things done

You can watch our features tour at  http://www.thebrain.com/thebrain7

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Introducing TheBrain 7

We’re all on a mission. We have things to do, people to see and projects to complete.  But when you’re inundated with tasks and information it’s hard to bring it all together and make it happen.

TheBrain 7 gives you a clear view of all your stuff in a new intuitive Thought display.  With over 50 new features and user interface enhancements you get even more ways to connect your information so you can save time and get more done. Learn more.

Watch How to Take Your Information to the Next Level
with TheBrain 7

Over 50 New Features and Enhancements

• Visualize your ideas with TheBain 7 new curved links for even more intuitive Thought display
• Add more meaning to your connections with notes and attachments for links
• Get seamless integration between your Brains in the cloud and on your desktop
• Manage Brains with ease whether they’re online or local
• Navigate through your ideas faster. TheBrain 7 gives you more speed and an updated database backend
• Plus new SiteBrain export, optimized instant activate, additional reports…and more

Get Started. Download TheBrain 7 Beta Now!

Stay Clear and Focused on Your 2012 Resolutions with Visualization

The New Year is shiny and bright. Now is the time when we can look back on past accomplishments and mistakes of the previous year and start anew. Whether you are building on your previous Thoughts and projects or starting a new Brain, visualization software and mind maps enable you to formulate clear and doable plans for the New Year in a way that captures your best thinking.

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Create a No Limits Knowledgebase for Travel

Whether you are making your annual trip back home for the holiday season or are on the road each week, your Brain can help you make the most of your travel plans. Moreover, by adding key resources into your Brain you’ll create a robust knowledgebase for key destinations that gets better every time you use it.

TheBrain is invaluable for keeping trip itineraries accessible and collecting cool snippets of your destinations.

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With the holiday season fast approaching we’re all trying to do more while enjoying the beauty and joys of life. Using TheBrain enables you to organize your business and personal events so you can make the most of your plans and retrieve your best ideas when you need them.

Nonlinear Organization Fuels Creative Results

Event planning by its very nature involves many variables, people and ideas coming together. Organizing events in PersonalBrain where you can link any idea to anything else will help you visualize all aspects of an event, build and grow good ideas.

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WebBrain.com Cloud Service Update

Faster Data Synchronization, RSA Encrypted File Storage and More Online Authoring Features

TheBrain development team has been working on some exciting WebBrain updates. WebBrain.com, TheBrain’s cloud services for PersonalBrain users, is now faster, more secure and offers even more online authoring features.

Now you can start your Brain online and continue mind mapping there, or download your Brain to your desktop and synchronize with full RSA encryption of your files.

If you are reading this and haven’t visited WebBrain.com check it out and see it in action… If you are already using WebBrain, you will be really psyched about the following new developments.
 
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“Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.”
                                                                                                          DeeHock
As we enjoy the warmer weather and relaxed ambience of summer, the season brings us an opportunity to be inspired and bring new ideas to life. Right now deadlines may not be as pressing as they are at year-end for some businesses, or you might be stepping in for a vacationing colleague, or travelling yourself. All these circumstances can trigger fresh ideas and allow you to explore uncharted territory.

Use PersonalBrain to make your summer shine, by capturing and growing your creative ideas and projects.

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“Become more conscious of the creative power within your reach”

Brainstorming was popularized in 1939 by Alex Osborn. He was a partner in an ad agency looking to expand the boundaries of projects and create a better context for idea generation. Osborn developed several rules for a good brainstorming session: encourage large quantities of ideas, include the outlandish unusual ideas, minimize judgment, and build on each idea.

In 1939 brainstorming methodology was solid but technology was still disconnected. Alex Osborn could have his secretary type up the groups’ ideas (as most real managers in 1939 didn’t type) and hand them out on a piece of paper to everyone.

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Semantic Networks Capture Mental Models

It was an honor to be on the Atlantic Guest Blogging Team. Here is my final post on Digital Introspection. In this article I talk about self-examination and the importance of creating digital mental models.

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Flow tools versus Capture Tools

Digital flow or noise, if not handled properly, will destroy your focus. In this post I explore how to make the Internet’s deluge of information work for you rather than the other way around.

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