Earlier this week I got on the phone with David McCandless, author of The Visual Miscellaneum, his new book of visualizations of ‘the world’s most consequential trivia”. During the conversation we discussed how the idea for the book came about, …

While there are amazing things happening throughout the visual thinking community, some of the most interesting are happening at our sponsors, not the least of which is happening at Tableau. Late last week, we sat down with their Director of …

It’s easy to focus on the visual. In fact, that’s probably one reason we believe so strongly in visual thinking. It helps people brainstorm, process, organize, plan, and communicate information more effectively. However, we so often talk about the visual …

Work and personal time is busier than ever. The economy is the worst it’s been in decades. Taking 2 or 3 days to go to a conference is a big investment, both in time and money. For a few people, …

100s of messages in your inbox, overflowing blog readers, browser tabs filled with websites to explore…that and so much more can lead to information overload.  For over a decade, Jerry Michalski has been using his Brain to not just process …

Have you ever had a problem you need to solve or a question you needed to answer, but you didn’t know the best way forward?  Even your traditional brainstorming methods weren’t providing the results you needed?  Visual Thinking approaches can …

Often, learning is not enough.  It’s not enough to watch a great podcast or go to a great conference and learn new things, try new techniques, or even meet intersting people.  The natural high that comes from learning and attending …

We live in a 3 dimensional world.   Often our problems, challenges, and opportunities are in 3D too, yet we try to solve them in 2D on paper, on whiteboards, and on computers.  Certainly, there are many 3D software packages and haptic devices, …

Following up on the heals of our podcast with Laura Johnson on Autism, today we have a great podcast with Brian Friedlander on the use of visualization in Assistive Technology.  Whether to help in reading, writing, math, or many other disciplines, …

Whether it’s called “wisdom of the crowds” or “collective IQ”, visualization has a way of bringing people together, creating understanding, and creating a shared vision of both the past and the future.  In this 19 minute, 26 second podcast, we …