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A look at 15 best and (almost) free mind mapping tools for nonprofits

Candid

The same principle lies at the heart of a mind map. Mind maps help us stay organized in the world of content shock, informational chaos, and short attention span. Psychologists revealed the power of this instrument for the human brain a long time ago. They say mind mapping makes people more creative and retentive.

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Answer these 6 questions to frame your fundraising plan structure

Get Fully Funded

Drafting a fundraising plan can be intimidating, especially if it’s your first time and you have no fundraising plan structure. Your answers will give your fundraising plan structure and allow you to move forward with this important task. Use the tools you need, just don’t try to keep everything stored in your brain.

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Multi-layered Mapping of Brain Tissue via Segmentation Guided Contrastive Learning

Google Research AI blog

Li, Research Scientist, and Sven Dorkenwald, Student Researcher, Connectomics at Google Mapping the wiring and firing activity of the human brain is fundamental to deciphering how we think — how we sense the world, learn, decide, remember, and create — as well as what issues can arise in brain disease or dysfunction.

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Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford

The Verge

And how is that structured? Or do you need more and better structured map data about the world around you, to make self-driving happen? You certainly need to know those rules, but our maps really encode a lot more than just what is encoded in a street sign. It maps a route. Who’s your map provider?

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The science behind optimizing a productive work environment

The Next Web

I’ve written how creativity works in the brain before, and I found it really useful to understand this process. There’s so much going on in the brain during creativity that science is still trying to pin down exactly how it all works. your “busy” space—to a free, creative space sends a signal to your brain.

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How Nonprofits Can Tell Powerful Stories Through Data Visualization 

Allegiance Group

Data visualization uses graphs, maps, and other graphics to communicate complex information more effectively. According to John Medina, author of Brain Rules , we retain 10% of its information three days after reading text. To excavate it, we developed a story framework structured around a hook, the conflict, and its resolution.

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Why leaders must slow down to speed up transformation

Fast Company Tech

The science behind slowing down Neuroscience supports the idea that structured reflection enhances cognitive performance and decision-making. Harvard Business School research has shown that leaders who regularly engage in structured reflection improve their productivity and performance by 23%. Science backs this up.