International Journal of Management (IJM), ISSN 0976 – 6502(Print), ISSN 0976 – 6510(Online), Volume 3, Issue 2, May-August (2012) 250 MIND MAPPING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: CODING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF KM SYSTEM C. S. RAMANIGOPAL Professor – Management Studies, Vinayaka Missions University, Salem -636 308. ramanigopalsalem@gmail.com G. PALANIAPPAN Assistant Professor – Management Studies, Vinayaka Missions University, Salem -636 308. palani.sunn@gmail.com A. MANI Assistant Professor – Management Studies, VMKV Engineering College, Salem -636 308. asmanimba@gmail.com ABSTRACT Mind mapping is one of the best ways to organize your thinking on a specific theme. While a mind map is essentially a graphic organizer, there are a myriad of techniques people employ in creating one. Knowledge Management is the collection of processes that govern the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge. In one form or another, knowledge management has been around for a very long time. Knowledge management is the name of a concept in which an enterprise consciously and comprehensively gathers, organizes, shares, and analyzes its knowledge in terms of resources, documents, and people skills. This paper explores the concept of KM implementation and using mind mapping, codifying the knowledge and deployment of knowledge. Key Words: Mind Mapping, thinking, versatile tool, Drawing, Process INTRODUCTION Mind mapping is one of the best ways to organize your thinking on a specific theme. While a mind map is essentially a graphic organizer, there are a myriad of techniques people employ in creating one. Once you learn the basic elements of mind mapping, you INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT (IJM) ISSN 0976 – 6367(Print) ISSN 0976 – 6375(Online) Volume 3, Issue 2, May- August (2012), pp. 250-259 © IAEME: www.iaeme.com/ijm.html Journal Impact Factor (2012): 3.5420 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com IJM © I A E M E