A brainstorm can happen anywhere, at any time. It can take place in a controlled group environment or while you're out and about headed to meetings or taking care of other tasks. Whether it's a scheduled activity or sudden epiphany, you need to be ready to jot down your ideas. Better yet, having a technology available to help you fine-tune your concepts is gold. Fortunately, with the ever-increasing capabilities of mobile apps and devices, users can now have a nearly limitless canvas to scratch out and rearrange ideas.

In this slideshow, we've featured 10 iOS apps that are excellent for mind-mapping, diagramming, and connecting the dots to your breakthrough idea. Apps are available for download through the iTunes App Store.