Here is our 3rd in an ongoing series of podcasts on visual thinking.  This week’s topic was graphic recording and faciliation with industry veterans Eileen Clegg and Christine Valenza.  During the example-filled call, we use their 5 R’s (Relationships, Resonance, Rest, Reflection, and Relevance) as a framework to discussion how graphic recording and graphic facilitaiton can be used in a variety of environments from very traditional corporations to conferences and meetings and even to non-profits.  We discuss examples from …

In the about section of The Next Meeting blog, written by Thomas Sechehaye, it says:
“Communication is not a meassage sent – it is a message received. Making meeting engaging with visual process patterns reduces time and head ache, teams make faster decisions. And you can focus on what is important…being productive.” 
In the last section of his recent post, What is Visual Thinking?, he does a great job of giving some simple, practical examples of visual thinking in action.  …

Subject: How is Visual Thinking Related to eLearning
Speakers: Tony Karrer (TechEmpower) and Dave Gray (Xplane)
Length: 59:33
On Thursday, December 20th, we continued a conversation in a live webinar that started in the blogosphere in a live conversation between Dave Gray & Tony Karrer. Here are links to some of the original posts that got the conversation started (be sure to read the comments too):
Tony’s initial post
Tony’s follow-up post
Christine Martell’s series of posts (#1, #2, #3, …

Title:   Visualizing Change: Creating the Future One Vision at a Time
Special Guest: David Sibbet
Date:  Friday, January 4, 2008
Time:  8:00am PT, 11:00am ET, 4:00pm GMT

Description: 
See and hear one of the pioneers of graphic facilitation share the secrets of his successful, worldwide consulting and design practice. How did National Semiconductor get 95% vision recognition worldwide during its turnaround in the 1990s. Why did HP train its engineering consultants worldwide to use Graphic Guides? Why did Adobe and Macromedia commission …

This is the second in our ongoing series of podcasts from leading people and companies in the visual thinking space.  The interview is with Tony Dunckel, Product Manager of SnagIt and Jing.
Duration: 28 minutes, 54 seconds
Topics Covered:
How did TechSmith get started?
How has SnagIt evolved?
How does Camtasia compare to SnagIt?
How does SnagIt work?  What can it do?
What can Camtasia do?
What does usability testing have to do with this?
What if you want to share the visuals you create?
What …

Almost 70 people have already registered for our FREE webinar on the relationship between Visual Thinking and eLearning.  It promises to be a robust and interesting discussion as Tony Karrer explores how visual thinking can be used in eLearning with Dave Gray.  More details and links can be found in our previous post.
Session Date: Thursday, December 20, 2007
Session Time: 8am Pacific, 10am Central, 11am Eastern, and 4pm GMT
The session will be recorded and available on …

Today we did our first VizThink podcast.  The topic was Idea Mapping, and we were honored to have idea mapping experts Jamie Nast, author of the book Idea Mapping, and Susi Watson, Creative Director at For Balance. 
Duration: 32 minutes, 10 seconds
Topics Covered:
What is idea mapping?
How does idea mapping compare and contrast with Mind Mappingtm?
What is it used for?
When is mapping software helpful versus doing it by hand?
What are some successful examples of idea mapping?
When does idea …

Over 200 of your colleagues are registered for VizThink ‘08.  Over of half of our 30 breakout sessions are unique hands on opportunities to learn new techniques and work with some of the best in visual thinking.  Have you registered yet?  Be sure to register now (http://www.vizthink.com/registration.html) to reserve your space at this exciting inaugural event.
Also, be sure to get your hotel reservation now.  Our special event discount of only $229 expires in just 17 days on January …

As one of the many services to the community, we’re starting a series of free podcasts and webinars.  Upcoming podcasts in the next week include Jamie Nast & Susi Watson on idea mapping and TechSmith on their history and upcoming releases.  These are the first of many we have planned.
We’re also excited to announce our first webinar:
Topic: How is Visual Thinking Related to eLearning?
Guests: Tony Karrer & Dave Gray
 
Date: Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Time: 8am …

Does your boss want to know why you should come to VizThink ‘08?  Are you wondering that yourself?  Well, we’re practicing what we preach and have put together this visual explanation of a few of the problems we’re going to help you solve, how we’re going to do it, and what you’ll take away.  Feel free to send this along to your boss, your colleagues, your friends, and everyone you know.  Click on the image to see …