Hi,

I would like to use Mindmanager for dialogue mapping. I know about Compendium its way to quickly enter branches for issues, ideas and arguments into the map. This is important for creating maps in real time during the meeting. I also had the idea to use pictures in Mindmanager to get a similar result. However, I wonder if and how I can get new branches with the appropriate symbol quickly. Is there a way in Mindmanager to create templates for branches and link them to keys so that I get a branch with a question mark when hitting key q? In Compendium I can quickly change a branch, e. g. from idea to decision by right-clicking and choosing from a menu. In Mindmanager there are icons for the completion of tasks which can be changed in the map simply by clicking. So, I wonder how I would proceed to get Mindmanager to change between different branch symbols simply by clicking on them in the map. Any ideas?
Cicero is another tool for issue-based capturing of arguments (though not suitable for realtime meetings). It provides certain structures for argumentation types. I wonder if this approach of providing structure is useful to improve the meeting culture and skills in argumentation. Do you happen to know about templates in Mindmanager that provide similar structures to guide the discussion/ argumentation a bit more? I would be interested in your experiences with different approaches, i. e. a free mapping versus a more guided approach (knowing that this will depend on my personal style as well as the context).

Best wishes,
Mike