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Brainstorming Software : Ideafisher Morphs Into Thoughtoffice ThoughtOffice is latest step in the evolution of business creativity solutions that began with IdeaFisher . Portland , OR , ( PRAvenueNW ) -- IdeaFisher came first . It caused quite a stir when it was introduced years ago as a way to bring brainstorming to the personal computer . ThoughtOffice is latest step in the evolution of business creativity solutions that began with IdeaFisher . It adds to Marsh Fisher's original vision a multimedia and web-savvy approach to computerized brainstorming . Marsh may not have fully anticipated the Internet but he saw the possibilities brainstorming software would unleash to creatives worldwide . As far back as the 1970s , Fisher , the founder of Century 21 , began looking for a computer software solution to the challenge of streamlining and improving the brainstorming process . Released in 1988 to critical acclaim , Fisher's breakthrough IdeaFisher ( http://www.thoughtoffice.com ) software quickly became the leading program in its category worldwide . ThoughtOffice , the pedigreed successor to IdeaFisher , was given its present name by Mark Effinger , an innovative " multrepreneur , " who developed around Marsh Fisher's program with the express purpose of adapting it to the new circumstances now at work in a computer environment shaped by the innovations of the Internet Age . Effinger added new features and functions to Marsh Fisher's principles and brought to it to market with access to the astonishing resources of the World Wide Web . ThoughtOffice not only built on the platform introduced by IdeaFisher but combined it with other creativity tools such as mindmapping and visual outlining ( http://thoughtoffice.com/blog/?page_id=355 ) . According to Chuck Frey , founder of www.InnovationTools.com , " ThoughtOffice will help you to take your creative problem-solving skills to the next level . " Frey adds , " ThoughtOffice does a great job of leveraging the power of associative thinking ( http://thoughtoffice.com/blog/?page_id=325 ) . Using its rich , interconnected resources , you can follow a long trail of associations without running out of creative steam . Or you can follow a guided problem solving process to reveal fresh ideas and insights . In short , ThoughtOffice is like IdeaFisher on steroids . " ThoughtOffice also makes ideas easy to understand and share with others -- employees , business associates , or clients -- whether in the same room , or across the web . Building on the original IdeaFisher process , one of the ThoughtOffice program's key functions is the IdeaBrowser , an exclusive brainstorming creativity engine that uses words , phrases , popular search engine phrases and images to help explore ideas quickly and easily . The program is integrated with ThoughtOffice , creating a hybrid of mind mapping and outlining capabilities in an easily accessible mini-browser that jump-starts the creative process . Frey also tells us , " ThoughtOffice provides users with an unprecedented variety and volume of idea stimuli . It also succeeds in bringing together two different types of creative thinking ( http://www.thoughtoffice.com/?page_id=5 ) into one well-designed software program . Its question databases provide a solid foundation for left-brained , systematic problem definition , while its idea-generation tools serve as a catalyst to help the right half of your brain to make new associations and connections , which should lead to more breakthrough ideas . " The ThoughtOffice programs , which range in price from $ 99 to $ 499 , address 17 distinct areas of expertise . What they have in common is the ability to harness the creative practices to productivity tools usually found only in separate programs . ThoughtOffice " Bundles " cover everything from Marketing and Advertising ( http://thoughtoffice.com/blog/?page_id=289 ) techniques to Effective Communication for live and written presentation . eXpertTopic Modules , which were developed with the use of a cadre of experts in creative fields , expand the core ThoughtOffice application and are targeted toward very specific Topics such as Conflict Resolution or Story & Screenplay Writing . The innovative successor to IdeaFisher works as an extension of the brain . Each is loaded with hundreds of questions that mine the subconscious for known and often-forgotten information -- and uncovers new connections through the kind of juxtaposition that lies at the heart of creativity . Advertising and PR consultant Martin Grossman ( http://marketingmatters.blogs.com/martin_grossman ) was early adopter of IdeaFisher and later a ThoughtOffice customer is convinced that ThoughtOffice is an indispensable tool for his practice . " If creative types need to get their minds around a big , complicated project quickly , ThoughtOffice will help them do it faster and do it better , " says Grossman . " It 's the breakthrough in creativity software that people who think for a living have been waiting many years to see . " About ThoughtOffice : ThoughtOffice Corporation was founded in 2005 as a solution to individuals and corporations needing to generate effective and creative ideas and innovations quickly and thoroughly . Founded by one-time developer and apprentice to Marsh Fisher , the company's solutions are used by most of the Global 5000 , hundreds of advertising agencies , NASA , Homeland Security , Inc 500 firms and cunsulting organizations . A team of seasoned executive coaches , creative professionals and software developers , ThoughtOffice is based in Vancouver , Washington ; the company can be reached at http://www.ThoughtOffice.com or by phone at 360-609-9272 . <a href=" http://www.pressreleasepoint.com"> Pressrelease distribution by Pressreleasepoint