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AI Mind Maps: Structure Big Decisions, Brainstorms and Plans From Your Chats and Documents

Mind maps with a central node, branches and sub-branches to unblock thinking. AI can build a first map from a meeting's minutes, a brief or a long note, and you refine it. Exportable as an image, a presentation or a hierarchical task list to bring the actionable parts into real work. It's built into Pilot, the AI-driven all-in-one business system: the tasks you generate from a map drop straight into your projects, no separate tool.

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In 30 seconds
  • A board with connected nodes: a central idea and branches coming off it.
  • Useful for brainstorming, planning content, organizing messy thinking.
  • Drag-and-drop, colors, shortcuts to create branches fast.
  • Exportable as an image or as a task list.

What is a Mind Map?

It's a visual map with a central node (the main idea) and branches coming off it with sub-ideas. It's good for unblocking your thinking: when writing boxes you in, drawing sets you free.

Create a mind map

  • New mind map → type the central idea in the center node.
  • Shortcut: Tab adds a child branch; Enter adds a sibling branch.
  • Change colors by right-clicking a node.
  • Drag with the mouse to reorganize.

Example: planning content

Example

You're going to plan the quarter's marketing content.

  1. Central idea: 'Marketing Q2'.
  2. Branches: SEO, Social, Blog, Newsletter, Events.
  3. Under SEO: 5 sub-branches (keywords, link building, pillar content, technical, local).
  4. Under Blog: 8 post ideas.
  5. Under Events: 2 confirmed webinars.

In 20 minutes you have the map of a quarter. Then you turn the actionable parts into real tasks.

Export

Export button: PNG, SVG, or a hierarchical list to turn nodes into real tasks in another module.

Real use cases

AI project management

Structure a project's discovery phase visually before building the Gantt chart.

Marketing automation

Plan content calendars visually, then turn each node into a task.

Integrations that power this feature

Connect Pilot with the tools your team already uses. The AI orchestrates between them without you switching screens.

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Retail

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Frequently asked questions

Does the AI build the mind map on its own, or do I just edit it by hand?
Both, and they combine. You can start from scratch with a central node and add branches with the Tab key. Or you ask the assistant: 'Build me a mind map from the planning meeting's minutes,' and the AI generates a first hierarchical structure. You adjust it — moving nodes, changing colors, adding or deleting branches — until it reflects how you think. The AI proposes; you decide.
What sources can the AI start from?
Anything already in your Pilot: a meeting's minutes, a long note from the Board module, a project summary, a client's CRM history. You can also paste raw text or a brief that came in by email. The AI identifies key concepts, groups them by affinity and arranges them into a visual structure. Useful when you have dense material and want to see its skeleton.
Can I turn a mind map into real tasks?
Yes. On export you choose 'Hierarchical task list' and the map becomes a parent-child structure ready to create tasks in the Productivity module. Each branch becomes a task with its subtasks nested. Useful when a planning map turns into an execution plan without having to retype everything.
Does it work collaboratively? Several people at once?
Yes. You share a map with your team and they work simultaneously, like on a digital whiteboard. Each person sees the others' changes instantly, with their name on the cursor. Useful for remote brainstorming sessions or workshops where several people add ideas at once without stepping on each other.
How much does it cost?
Mind Maps comes as part of the Productivity module. There's no per-map or per-node charge. Plans are built around number of users and modules contracted — contact us for a tailored proposal with special terms for teams in the region.

Got a big decision floating around in scattered notes?

Book a 30-minute demo. We'll show you how the AI builds a mind map from a meeting or a brief, how you refine it collaboratively, and how you turn it into real tasks so the idea doesn't die on a digital whiteboard.

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