Mind Manager is a software product for visually capturing and organizing your thoughts and plans. It is also useful in a group setting for meeting minutes and brainstorming.
An important feature is the ability to export the visual information to other formats like MS Word, PDF, and SWF.
A good analogy is to think of an electric flip chart or white board. Capture graphically but produce electronic text (if needed).
This is a set of podcasts (on going project) that assumes a complete beginner and walks through the steps of building business maps. Details can be found at Piqueroblog.blogspot.com .
There is no charge for the downloads.