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:

• Appeal to different learning styles
• Communicate internationally
• Create compelling communications
• Build alignment and helps achieve faster decisions
• Shorten meeting times
• 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?