As visual thinkers, our job is to make marks that make meaning. One of the things that I appreciate about this work is the different form that those marks can …
The Pyramid of Belief
Where do your beliefs come from? That’s one of the questions that Dave Gray explores in his book Liminal Thinking. To answer it, he shares with us a simple yet …
Sketch It Out: A Framework for Visual Thinking
Whenever I hear folks question how to make sense of a complex situation, how to learn a complex subject, how to solve a complex problem, there’s one phrase that always …
Visual Thinking Tool Selection: Analog vs Digital
How do you choose the right tools to unlock your visual thinking potential? After years of experimenting with everything from simple composition notebooks to high-tech iPad apps, I’ve learned the …
Sketch Instinct: 2025 Book Club Selections
Want to make sketching it out second nature in 2025? That’s the goal of my new program Sketch Instinct. To complement the library of complete-at-your-own-pace sketchnoting courses, I’m introducing a …
What can you do with visual thinking skills?
Why is it worth it to develop your visual thinkings skills? What can you actually do with the diagrams and drawings that I’m always harping on about? Quite a lot, …
Debunking Learning Styles
What’s your learning style? Are you a visual learner? An auditory learner? A kinesthetic learner? In my work teaching visual thinking skills, the topic of learning styles comes up a …
How Sketching Keeps You From Lying To Yourself
As a sketcher of ideas, you’ve likely realized that relying solely on your thoughts can sometimes lead you astray. Our minds are incredible tools, but they can also create fuzzy, …
A Workbook for Visual Thinkers
Ten years ago I developed a workbook to help folks new to visual thinking build their mark-making skills. For the first decade of its life, that resource existed only as …
Your Biology is Built for This
How does visualization help us to learn and think differently? That’s a question that Kathy Oneto recently asked me during our conversation for her podcast Sustainable Ambition. In the video …









