Adapted from Edwin Abbot's book, Flatland: A romance of many dimensions (1884).
Provides insights into dimensions of development as told through a geometrical analogy.
8. But to A. Square, his friends
look like this…
A. Square. Circle
Triangle
(with his point facing towards us)
Line
(from the side)
Line
(from the front)
line of sight
9. So now that you’ve learned
about A. Square and Flatland,
Let’s learn about his
adventures.
10. I’m Bored!
One day,
A. Square got bored…
and decided to go on an
Adventure.
13. Lineland, unlike Flatland,
only has one dimension.
They only have two eyes.
Line Line Line Line Line Line
Each line has only ever known
its immediate neighbor.
14. What’s
up?
A. Square’s visit
to Lineland
caused quite
a disruption. Woah!
Where’d you come from?
15. The residents of Lineland
were very disturbed.
Here I am!
He just
Where’s that
disappeared!
voice coming from?
31. A. Square returned to
Flatland and tried to
explain his adventures.
So they actually live
in 2 dimensions!
Dude! You’re crazy.
But no one believed him.
43. What we can learn from
A. Square…
Pointland
● Expand your world
● Expose yourself to new
perspectives
● Remember to think of how your
actions impact others
44. What we can learn from
A. Square…
Lineland
● Decisions are complex…
● It’s more than black or white
● Can you find a third way?
45. What we can learn from
A. Square…
Encounter with the Sphere
● Look for the next dimension
● Add a new perspective
● Change can be scary