There is so much wisdom in The Creative Act by Rick Rubin that it’s probably not fair to call the video above a visual summary. Think of it instead perhaps …
Scope Your Sketch
Once you start weaving drawings and diagrams into your work, a dangerous trap sometimes opens up: the feeling that you have to sketch out everything. Every interesting idea from that podcast …
An Unlikely Pair: The Network Self and the Gantt Chart
We end each month inside the Collective with a planning session in which I walk participants through a set of activities that promote some reflection on the past month and some intention-setting …
Mastering Visual Metaphors
When you’re first learning how to sketch out ideas, it’s natural to start with the basics: learning how to draw simple icons that represent real objects in our physical world. …
Sticky Note-Taking
When you’re reading to learn, the note-taking options seem endless. Is highlighting or underlining enough? Should I jot down notes in the margins? What should I do at the end …
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel – A Visual Summary
In his book The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel shares timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness. In the video above and blog post below I’d like to share with …
Visual Thinking Structures: Outside Inspiration
In a recent video I identified the two primary questions that we ask and answer as visual thinkers: In my experience, the second question is harder to answer than the …
Two Important Questions for Visual Thinkers
Visual thinking boils down to two questions: What are the pieces? How do they fit together? In this video I reflect on those questions while telling you about an episode …
Visual Thinking Warmup
When you first enter the world of visual thinking, your primary task is to get comfortable making marks that aren’t just letters as you start to think about how to …
What flavors are you bringing to your work?
If you’re about to embark on a new project or need to bring some fresh energy to one that’s already in progress, I’ve got an activity for you: draw a …