Turn conversations into clarity. Visualize ideas, map discussions, and create structured overviews inside Howspace.
The Mind map widget is a dynamic visual widget that enables you to map out thoughts, ideas, and conversations. Whether you’re starting from scratch or using AI to generate structures from other content, this widget helps bring clarity and context. Facilitators can use it to organize dialogue, connect ideas, and highlight themes, making the collective input more digestible and engaging for everyone involved.
Build Mind maps Your Way
When you add a Mind map widget, you can choose how to begin building your visual structure. There are two ways to get started:
Blank: Manually build out your visual structure.
With AI from selected widget (default option):
Supported widgets:
Super Chat
PDFs
Texts
Videos
Audio
When creating mind map with AI, you can add a custom instructions for the AI as a prompt. This can be later adjusted in the widget edit mode.
If you choose to start your mind map from scratch, you’ll begin by creating the first node. You can add new nodes by clicking the first topic and then pressing Tab or by opening the context menu with right click or Control + Click
Editing your mind map
Once your mind map has been done, you can easily edit and adjust it:
Edit Text: Double-click on any text node to activate and edit it directly.
Move Nodes: Use drag-and-drop to reposition any part of the mind map.
Access More Options: Hold Control + Click on a node to open the context menu for additional actions.
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If your mind map was created using AI and connected to Super Chat, you can refresh it to include the latest comments. You can do so from the widget menu (...) and selecting "Generate with AI".
Note: Any manual edits will be lost when refreshing so only update when you're ready to replace your current structure.
Mind map controls
At the bottom right corner of the widget, all users can access the Mind map controls:
Center the view
Zoom in and Zoom out
Access Full Screen
Mind map edit -mode
You can enter the edit mode through the widget menu > "Edit"
Title and text content
You can edit the widget's title, content, and other settings in the edit mode. More information about the text editor can be found in this article.
Custom instructions for AI
Add and edit your custom instructions for the AI. Similar to the Word Cloud and Summary widgets, you can add an optional background prompt to guide the AI toward specific themes or focus areas. This allows you to explore the same source content from different angles and uncover new insights.
Auto-update option
By default this option is not enabled. You can set the Mind map to be automatically refresh as new content is added to the source widget. This makes it ideal for self-study courses or ongoing discussions, where the map evolves automatically as participants contribute in a connected Chat widget.
Who can edit
You can also allow participants to edit the widget by adding their email addresses in the "Who can edit" section.
Widget styles
You can edit the appearance of the widget with widget styles! More information about widget styles can be found in this article.
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