6. A computerized system comprising: a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising: an idea map window configured for displaying and editing a graphical representation of a hierarchical network of graphical nodes, the nodes graphically representing ideas, and graphical links between ones of the nodes, the links graphically representing relationships between the ideas, a particular node being capable of being associated with corresponding text and an associated image; a word processor document window configured for displaying textual information, associated with respective nodes of the hierarchical network, in a word processor document; and an interface between the idea map window and the word processor document window, the interface automatically organizing textual information associated with respective nodes of the hierarchical network for the user into a textual sequence displayed in the word processor document window, wherein an image associated with the particular node is displayed in the word processor window together with text associated with the particular node, the interface configured to obtain the textual sequence by automatically hierarchically processing the graphical representation of the hierarchical network of graphical nodes displayed in the idea map window, beginning with a graphically displayed root node, the hierarchically processing including automatically locating and hierarchically processing any displayed linked children nodes according to an ordering convention that uses only one of a clockwise or an anticlockwise manner as the linked children nodes are graphically displayed about their respective parent nodes in the hierarchical network and then proceeding to automatically hierarchically process any linked children nodes according to the same ordering convention to automatically obtain from the hierarchical network of nodes the textual sequence displayed in the word processor document window, the interface configured to concurrently display the idea map window and the word processor document window and to automatically update the word processing document window with information from any changes in the idea map window, including automatically updating the text and image in the word processing window live, in real time, as the corresponding graphical nodes in the idea map window are being manipulated by the user.
6. A computerized system comprising: a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising: an idea map window configured for displaying and editing a graphical representation of a hierarchical network of graphical nodes, the nodes graphically representing ideas, and graphical links between ones of the nodes, the links graphically representing relationships between the ideas, a particular node being capable of being associated with corresponding text and an associated image; a word processor document window configured for displaying textual information, associated with respective nodes of the hierarchical network, in a word processor document; and an interface between the idea map window and the word processor document window, the interface automatically organizing textual information associated with respective nodes of the hierarchical network for the user into a textual sequence displayed in the word processor document window, wherein an image associated with the particular node is displayed in the word processor window together with text associated with the particular node, the interface configured to obtain the textual sequence by automatically hierarchically processing the graphical representation of the hierarchical network of graphical nodes displayed in the idea map window, beginning with a graphically displayed root node, the hierarchically processing including automatically locating and hierarchically processing any displayed linked children nodes according to an ordering convention that uses only one of a clockwise or an anticlockwise manner as the linked children nodes are graphically displayed about their respective parent nodes in the hierarchical network and then proceeding to automatically hierarchically process any linked children nodes according to the same ordering convention to automatically obtain from the hierarchical network of nodes the textual sequence displayed in the word processor document window, the interface configured to concurrently display the idea map window and the word processor document window and to automatically update the word processing document window with information from any changes in the idea map window, including automatically updating the text and image in the word processing window live, in real time, as the corresponding graphical nodes in the idea map window are being manipulated by the user. 25. The computerized system of claim 6 , comprising: a processor configured to automatically arrange the graphical representation of the hierarchical network of graphical nodes for display in the idea map window by: determining, for each node, a first coordinate distance to each directly connected node; determining, for each node, a second coordinate distance to each node that is not directly connected; and determining, using the first and second coordinate distances determined for each node in the hierarchical network of nodes, new positions for the nodes in relation to other nodes in the hierarchical network of nodes.