Are you held back from visual thinking because you’re afraid of drawing? You’re not alone. Visual thinking – the practice of using drawings and diagrams to understand information, tackle complex …

In order to engage in the work of visual thinking – of making marks to make meaning – all you really need are two things: something to write and draw …

What if you could see the world through the eyes of one of your favorite authors? How helpful would that be as you encounter challenges big and small throughout your …

Sometimes I find it helpful to sketch out my day as a way to take a look at how I’m spending my time, where I’m placing my attention, what I’m …

In his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team author Patrick Lencioni tells the fictional story of a fast-growing startup with a bunch of potential that quickly starts declining in …

If you’re working to learn something new or solve a complex problem or share some interesting ideas with others, and you’d like to make full use of your brain’s processing …

One of the stories that Annie Murphy Paul tells in her book The Extended Mind is a technique that actors use to help them memorize their lines. What they do …

Most of your conversations probably look like this: You’re chatting with someone else (maybe in person, maybe over the phone, maybe online) and there’s a back and forth between the …

In 2018, researchers Josh Cuevas and Brian Dawson pitted two theories of learning against each other: the theory of Learning Styles and the theory of Dual Coding. Learning Styles suggest …

In the beginning of her book Stuck? Diagrams Help. Abby Covert tells the story of helping a friend who had just undergone surgery. After being discharged from the hospital, they …