Being a fan of mind-mapping, I'm looking forward to giving MindMeister a try alongside Skype...
"MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions. Users can create, manage and share mindmaps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world (or just in different rooms) can simultaneously work on the same mindmap - and see each other's changes as they happen. Using integrated Skype calls, they can throw around new ideas and put them down on "paper" at the same time."
Was alerted to this through Robin Good's Kolabra, which also links to Arun Kottolli's Common Mistakes in Managing Virtual Project Teams, where there are many interesting articles regarding collaboration and communication across multiple cultures.
Keywords: brainstorming, collaboration, communication, culture, ideas, Mind maps, Skype, virtual project teams
