Make Models
From scattered sketches to cohesive visual models.
You've started putting pen to paper. That's great. Now it's time to bring those scattered sketches together into cohesive visual models.
Become a Visual Thinker
What exactly is visual thinking? Here's my take on it, from the first lesson in this course.
Part 1: Foundations
Build your base.
1.1 What is Visual Thinking?
1.2 The Bridge to Meaning
1.3 The Sketch Trifecta
1.4 The Three Shifts
1.5 The Arrow of Time
1.6 Overcoming the Barriers
1.7 Your Visual Thinking Journey
Part 2: Methods
Master the techniques.
2.1 The Sketch It Out Framework
2.2 Ready, Aim, Sketch
2.3 The Visual Language Ladder
2.4 Make Models
2.5 Stick, Brick, & Star People
2.6 The Map of Emotions
2.7 The Capture Habit
2.8 The Four Tiers of Capture
Part 3: Reflections
Grow over time.
3.1 What Good Models Do
3.2 The Done Diagnostic
3.3 Navigating Your Visual Archive
3.4 Stagnation Busters
3.5 Guiding Principles
Part 4: Examples
Learn from others.
4.1 Abby Covert's Diagrams
4.2 Doug's Supercommunicators Visual Summary
4.3 Dave Gray's Visual Frameworks
More coming soon: one per month throughout 2026
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