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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been using Inspiration since I was a student in high school more than a decade ago. Now I use it for my web design business to make outlines of website pages for my clients. It is the best flow... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a teacher I found Inspiration raised achievement for all pupils at all levels. I even had a Head of English at a leading state school tell me his students grades had increased by a full grade just... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I purchased Inspiration 9 in 2012 and have used it happily ever since in many ways: presentations, proposals, lessons, concept maps of my learning, and my favorite—brainstorming ideas and organizin... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I'm not sure of all the aspects of the upgrade, but I wish you would have set it up so that older files could still be accessed. I no longer have access to 10 years worth of previous materials that I... See more

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Inspiration 10 is a simple but powerful visual thinking tool for creating mind maps, concept maps, graphic organizers, outlines and presentations with ease! The Inspiration software makes it easy to capture ideas, structure thoughts and visually communicate concepts to strengthen understanding with the Diagram and Map Views. To take notes, organize information and structure writing plans for papers and reports, use the integrated Outline View to clarify thinking in written form. Finally, you can effortlessly transfer your diagrams and outlines to Word, PowerPoint, PDF or as a graphics file. Inspiration 10 encourages strong critical thinking skills and helps you build conceptual understanding, map out your knowledge and supports the writing process.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, incredibly helpful customer service. Would recommend this product.

4 March 2022
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Thank you for your kind review.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

easy yo use

easy yo use; efficient support; very effective for strategic thinking

24 February 2022
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Thank you for your review.
Best wishes
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You're asking too early

Have yet to delve into teaching/upgrading my knowledge and skill sets. Looking forward to setting up times for learning. Ideally shall find guidance for upgrading my knowledge and suggestions for retaining new processes, procedures and skill sets.

22 February 2022
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Thank you for your review. We hope you continue to enjoy using Inspiration. Please let us know if you ever have any questions.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently started using Aspiration…

I recently started using Aspiration app. So far so good! Great product and easy to use. Not sure about data syncing when alternate between the app downloaded on my iPad and my Laptop (HP); I am still figuring things out. Overall, I am getting more value than what I expected.

26 January 2022
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Thank you for your review. Great to hear you are enjoying using Inspiration.
If you do have any product queries, please don't hesitate to contact us at support@techedmarketing.com
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Inspiration is a great program

Inspiration is a great program, and I am very pleased that a group has taken it over who will further develop it. Bravo!

24 January 2022
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Thank you for your review
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used the previous version when at…

I used the previous version when at University, and am pleased to see the programme retains it simplicity.
The set up process was also easy, something not common these days.

18 January 2022
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Thank you for your review.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I've sent 3 messages to their Help desk…

I've sent 3 messages to their Help desk because of an error when purchasing. It's been days and I have yet to hear back from them. I've been a loyal user for years. I am very disappointed and about ready to lodge a dispute with PayPal. UPDATE: TechEd contacted me ASAP, issued a refund, and we are trying to understand why previous requests from me never showed up. Thank you!

5 January 2022
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Hi, thank you for leaving your feedback and sorry to hear you've had difficulties reaching us.

We did receive your order on the 29th December but we haven't received any requests for a refund.

We've double checked our help desk emails and our spam folders but cannot find anything. We will get in touch directly to sort out the refund which isn't a problem at all. Plus, it would be useful to know what email address you were using.

Our policy is to respond to all support requests within 1 working day or sooner.

Best wishes
The Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

9.2 to 10.1

I have been an Inspiration user for many years. I up-graded from v9.2 to 10.1 with no issues.

5 January 2022
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Thank you for your review.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poorly thought out product offering, poorly marketed, overpriced

Reviewing the cloud version of Inspiration. The tech is the app running in a windows container in parallels. 1/ The connectivity to other cloud services like onedrive are broken. 2/ the additional apps like a copy of word say they need updating but it doesn't work. 3/ Don't log out of the "account" it will never let you sign in again. 4/ Good luck with getting a response from support - total silence so far. not worth £118 a year. Frankly its rubbish.

I have made contact with support. First: its surprising a properly validated email from a company to go into spam.
Second it is claimed that some of the stuff that is available only works with a DSA version, which apparently I don't have ( I am a person with a DSA letter - but let's ignore that for now). I most strongly suggest that if its not available for the education version I purchased. DISABLE IT then I can't waste time on it.
Third: EVERY university has OneDrive. Microsoft has cornered the market. You are crazy not to support it as part of an education package and without it. The package isn't worth £118.

4 January 2022
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Reply from TechEdology

Hi again, and thank you for the additional feedback. Saving directly to OneDrive isn't supported by inspiration RD but we do provide our own secure fully backed up online file storage space.

I've sent you an another email offering you a full refund if you would like to cancel your account. We do offer a 14-day money back guarantee.

Best wishes
Inspiration Team

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Hi, thank you for your feedback. We've sent a couple of replies to your help desk request on the 30th Dec - on the same day and the 1st Jan but haven't heard back. Perhaps our emails have gone into spam?

We will try again, but if there is a problem of getting through to you via email, can you send your phone number to support@techedmarketing.com and we will give you a call.

We are keen to help.

Warmest regards
The Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I used the free trial facility to start…

I used the free trial facility to start with .. Having used an older version of this application I was soon back in the swing of things, Lots of new features that I have yet to try. Purchasing on line was straight forward. One little niggle that was not present in the older version. You cannot close the app via the browser you have to move to the app pane in the centre of the window which I find annoying and wastes time.

9 December 2021
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Thank you very much for this review. We will drop you a line to get more details.

Best wishes
The Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This tool is a game changer for anyone…

This tool is a game changer for anyone requiring to gather thoughts to manage processes or projects. That's EVERYONE. Simple, easy to learn and easy to share your thought with others.

5 December 2021
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Thank you for your reviews. Happy to hear that you have found Inspiration so useful.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and simple purchase

Quick and simple purchase, good value for money. Finally a company that's not trying to force subscriptions on their customers. Inspiration 10 is a simple to use, amazingly helpful software, I highly recommend it.

4 December 2021
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Thank you for your kind review.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have a iMac and your software doesn’t…

I have a iMac and your software doesn’t work. I have a lot of diagrams I can’t up date!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 December 2021
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Hi, as Inspiration 9 for Mac is no longer available due to it not being supporting on Catalina and later macOS versions, we offer a free licence swap to Inspiration 9 for Windows. This is an option if you have access to a Windows PC or Windows partition on your mac. This will allow you to continue using your existing files created on the mac. Drop us a line at support@techedmarketing.com if you would like the free licence swap.

You might also consider Inspiration RD for Macs and Chromebooks, which is a cloud based solution you can subscribe to. Further details can be found here:

https://www.inspiration-at.com/inspiration-rd/

Alternatively just released is Inspiration Maps for Mac. This is based on the iOS app, with similar functionality. This is published by Diagramming Apps and details can be found here:

https://www.diagrammingapps.com/inspirationmaps

Finally some mac users have created a separate volume on their device to install an older macOS such as Mojave. Within this space they have installed Inspiration 9 for Mac.

Hopefully this helps.

The Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful tool for lawyers in crafting…

Wonderful tool for lawyers in crafting legal pleadings and preparing for oral arguments.

28 November 2021
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Thank you for your review. It's great to hear that Inspiration 10 is being used in this way.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been using Inspiration for…

I have been using Inspiration for years...

I had recently purchased "EDRAW MIND" primarily because it
was able to recognize "TRADITIONAL CHINESE CHARACTERS"
which "INSPIRATION 9.0" was NOT able to do...but..."EDRAW MIND"
does NOT have "RAPID FIRE" and I was NOT able to REARRANGE
my mind map layout so that everything was EVENLY SPACED OUT...

I discovered that "INSPIRATION" had a NEW VERSION 10.0 and
downloaded the trial...I was surprised to discover that
"INSPIRATION 10.0 was able to recognize "TRADITIONAL
CHINESE CHARACTERS"...So, then I immediately purchased
it...And I am sure I will live happily ever after using the BEST mind mapping software that exists, bar none...

The only thing I wish is that there was an AFFILIATE PROGRAM for this product which would blow their sales out of the water...

If there are any users using Inspiration 10.0 for doing a family genealogy, please post WHERE you are posting your genealogies...Is it on ancestry.com, familyhistory.com...I am looking for a reliable and secure "home" where I can map out my "family tree"...

Also, my only disappointment is that Inspiration does NOT have a FAMILY TREE TEMPLATE...Otherwise, it's awesome...

24 November 2021
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Reply from TechEdology

Thank you for your detailed review. We're so happy you have rediscovered Inspiration and that you are enjoying the latest features and updates.
Thank you for your point about producing a family tree template. This is definitely an area of use that we want to look into more in the future.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just recently upgraded to Inspiration…

I just recently upgraded to Inspiration 10. I used Inspiration 6 to help me develop curriculum for several college classes I taught and found it very helpful. I am no longer teaching but still involved in a couple of diversity groups with my church. I am confident that the new version of Inspiration will serve me quite well.

19 November 2021
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Reply from TechEdology

Thank you for your review, Sid. Happy to hear you link the latest version.
Best wishes,
Inspiration Team

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