Today I attended a webinar about how to use visual thinking to change the world. I guess the logic goes, if linear thinking got us into this mess, maybe we need to use a different paradigm to find a way out. Why work visually? Well, I plan to dig into that question much deeper in future blogs. But most experts say that working visually will:
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Appeal to different learning styles
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Communicate internationally
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Create compelling communications
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Build alignment and helps achieve faster decisions
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Shorten meeting times
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Convey complex information quickly
The event was hosted by Ole Qvist-Sorensen of Bigger Picture and Tom Crawford of VizThink. If you’re tired of traditional presentations, Ole facilitated a really nice webinar using a picture. Not just a slideshow but a very, very, very, very long picture. Tom announced that VizThink will be posting the webinar up on their site soon.
Like most things, I mapped it. Download a copy of the map here. If you’re not yet using MindManager, sign up for a free trial (Windows, Web, Mac).
Take a look into Ole’s personal journey, it’s very cool.
What pictures are in your mind that can change the world?
I like this map a lot. Especially the “Back of the Napkin” style. I also love how in presentation mode, the “Personal Journey” branch appears and I can scroll through the story using the horizontal scroll bar.
Mark Mosher
http://www.markmosher.com