This document discusses how mind mapping can benefit software development and exploring user stories. It provides an overview of mind mapping and how it can be used to capture a big picture view of user needs and wishes in order to identify user stories. The document demonstrates mind mapping for a library system user interview, showing how user stories can be identified from the mind map. It concludes that mind mapping is effective for gathering information, exploring topics freely in user interviews, and providing a high-level view of user needs to identify user stories.