to VISUAL THINKING an Introduction

Establish to start that advance
The Goal a Common Language Conversations a Community

Using a VISUAL APPROACH to
FACILITATE the THOUGHT PROCESS a Defenition

“ “ Visual Thinking Leads
to Discovery Dave Gray Founder, XPLANE Visual Thinking School Sept. 06

Separated at Birth? Consider:

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The “Products”

(Very) Simplified Lifecycle of Visual
Thinking Conceive, Consider, Create & Craft Clean Up Mental / Sketch Quality Finished Artwork (optional) Not just for artists.

Can you draw these?

Flickr: jimfrazier Writing Instruments
Pads Index Cards Paper Post-its Whiteboards Photoshop Illustrator Overhead Projector Camera Magazines Scissors Glue Etc. Brain storming Card sort External memory field Information mapping KJ Method Learning map Mental models Mind map Nodes and links Noguchi filing system Outliner Persona development Pictonics Process mapping Scenario development Topic mapping Etc. The “tools” STUFF TECHNIQUES/THEORY

+ + Flickr: Insanity Theory
KellyPuffs All you really need:

EXERCISE ONE: Draw a Picture
of how a Toaster Works

& LINKS NODES

A NODE IS ANYTHING WHEN
THOUGHT OF AS PART OF A LARGER SYSTEM Source: visuallanguageproject.com a NODE

Something Something that happens an
EVENT a NODE an ENTITY

LATCH LATCHPLATE FRAME HINGES KNOB
DOOR OPENING (hidden)

EXERCISE TWO: Using your toaster
diagram, identify the nodes

LATCH LATCHPLATE FRAME HINGES KNOB
DOOR OPENING (hidden)

A LINK IS ANYTHING THAT
CONNECTS TWO OR MORE NODES Source: visuallanguageproject.com an EVENT an ENTITY

MODELS & STORIES

MODELS Exist in space Non-linear
Define relationships between nodes

EXERCISE THREE: Using the Nodes,
Create a Model

BEFORE YOU CAN CHANGE A
MODEL YOU MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND THE EXISTING ONE

STORIES Exist in time Linear
Define progression between nodes

EXERCISE FOUR: Using the Nodes,
Create a Story

Static Depiction of Relationships Non-linear
Like a Website Depicts Progression of Time Linear Like a Book TIME SPACE STORY MODEL NODE

Friends Experiences Free Premium Experiences
Location / Venue Incremental Cost Socialize / Interact The Same Model? Consider:

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, POSITiv WHEN YOU DEFINE A MODEL AND REMOVE CONTEXT YOU ARE THEN FREE TO REPURPOSE IT

Thank you… Resources: http://visuallanguageproject.com http://www.xplane.com/xblog/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_thinking Conclusion

NOW “ Who are you?”
& 10 minute bio-break NEXT Quick Introductions & Idea Sharing AFTER Breakout groups FINALLY Drinks! Suggested Venue: Betty’s (on King) Agenda