How should you write and keep meeting minutes?

Ralph Garcia has given a good answer to this Quora question. He said that traditionally, people write and keep minutes in a document in linear format. This way of note taking ends up creating complex text list which is difficult to read and understand. He see people started to write minutes with a mind map. To use Mind Mapping for managing minutes, write down the key topic as the central concept, and then create branches for the discussions, conclusions and action items. Make sure sub-branches are created properly in organizing your ideas.