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What is Visual Thinking? A Question for the Community

First off, I know, I know – things have been really quiet around here but all for a good reason… in the background we’ve been working hard on a new version of the site and some really cool project ideas for the next few months. All will be revealed in the next couple of weeks as we put on the finishing touches and confirm some details so stay tuned.

In the meantime I’d like to ask you all for a little help answering a simple question with a difficult answer: “What is Visual Thinking?”

We want your input!

Visual Thinking – We know it when we see it and deep down we all “know” the answer but I know in many cases it’s a hard concept to explain. Based on the feedback for this site, we here at VizThink haven’t done a great job at doing it ourselves and it’s something we’re actively working on fixing.

With a broad concept like VizThink there will never be a definitive answer to the question, but I think together we can come up with a pretty good one. The next iteration of this site has deliberately been designed to include spaces and content for people new to the idea to get a better picture of the concept and we’d love your help in filling that space.

If you’re up for the challenge, here’s what we’re asking:

Share with us how would you answer the question
“What is Visual Thinking?”

Share your idea with us in your format of choice – maybe it’s a comment on this post, a tweet, perhaps a sketch or photo uploaded to Flickr. Videos on YouTube or Vimeo, even a presentation on Slideshare, it doesn’t matter to us – just be sure to tag it with #vizthink so we can find it (pointing us to it in the comments makes it easier for everyone to find too!)

We’re about a week away from where we’ll be starting to put the new content into the site so if you want to participate we’d love to have your submission viewable online by July 16, 2010 so it can be incorporated/included in the new area (with full credit of course!).

VizThink Elsewhere on the Web

In the meantime, don’t forget there are loads of places to interact with fellow VizThinkers on the web including:

• The VizThink Pool on Flickr
• The VizThink Facebook Group
• Follow @VizThink on Twitter (and follow the #vizthink hashtag too!)
• Join our LinkedIn Group (Find Job Postings there as well!)
• Share your presentations in the SlideShare Group

Thanks for continuing to be members of this community – I think you’re going to really like what we’ve got in store for you this summer.

- Ryan

Photo by eleaf on Flickr

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