Do You Create Mind Maps by Hand?

I recently communicated with someone who creates mind maps by hand. I know that mind mapping was first done with pen and paper. But talking to someone from "the old school" made me wonder how many people prefer to mind map this way... and why.

If you or anyone you know works this way, I'd be very interested to learn why you/they prefer to use pen and paper instead of a computer.

I can think of one reason: Like "Geek PDAs" (a bunch of index cards bound together), hand drawing a mind map doesn't require a "connection." You can do it anywhere, anytime.

What else?

For You Tactile Mind Mappers Out There: PaperShow

Brian Friedlander of the Assistive Technology blog was at MacWorld 2010 demonstrating a new product called PaperShow. And speaking of show, PaperShow won the 2010 Macworld Best of Show. PaperShow is a product that combines specially printed paper with a pen that has a camera in it. The result is that you can write on the paper, project it as you write, and immediately create PDFs and PowerPoints from what you've writter.

I know that a lot of people prefer to do mind mapping by hand. If that's true for you, then you might want to check out Brian's Assistive Technology blog entry on Back from MacWorld 2010.

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