Free Idea Maps: Toward Agility Mapping

This document discusses different types of cognitive maps including concept maps, mind maps, and dialog maps. It provides a brief history of cognitive mapping, explaining how concept mapping originated in the 1960s and was developed further in the 1970s. It describes how mapping software has allowed these tools to be used for various purposes including education, brainstorming, and information management. The key benefits of cognitive mapping are that it helps visualize complex information and actively organize knowledge to gain insights. The rest of the document focuses on concept mapping, covering how it relates to cognitive psychology theories of assimilation and learning, and providing guidance on how to construct a concept map.