Visual thinking vs Linear thinking

From the time, I got exposed to the power and usefulness of visual thinking – life has indeed been a very creative one!
I could dig into my forgotten talents (got hidden during the process of education and never came to life – serving a 9-9 corporate goal-goal work-style) and find that God had indeed placed a lot of gifts in me, which I could now use to enjoy the work I do. The add-ons are that I could use visual thinking everywhere! I remember pictorially representing our marriage life – Present, what we need to do, when we need to do what, how and why – to have a much better married life – full of joy and enthusiasm and of course love!

“Whoever best describes the problem, is the one most likely to solve it” says Dan Roam in the Back of the Napkin and the best way to describe a problem is indeed through visuals, created by visual thinking.

Visual thinking has reshaped how I spend my entire day – thanks to all the ones I consider as my mentors in the area of visual thinking.

But then yes, linear thinking does have its importance and I do use it – but with the added power and potential of visuals!

Now, I am working on a workshop to help develop the visual thinking skills in individuals and groups.

And hey, here’s a neat presentation on this:

and a history and definition of visual thinking by Dan Roam at SXSW 2010.

SXSW 2010: Dan Roam on Visual Thinking from Teehan+Lax on Vimeo.