L+E Visual Thinking on Flickr

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I've decided to put a few choice samples of the visual thinking I've done over the past few years on Flickr.  The set can be viewed here. If you've been a regular reader, then you know that the visuals are what helped me build a following—they are my "purple cow" so to speak. I encourage their use in presentations, blog posts etc. as long as clear attribution is provided.  Many of you have done this, and it's why I continue to share the artifacts digitally.

The consolidation on Flickr is where I'll continue to upload what I think are some of the best in .jpg format.  At some point, I'll figure out what to do with them—I have a few ideas but not enough time.  Any ideas from you?

Thanks again for listening, reading and referencing my stuff.  Hopefully the aggregation is useful and helps you in some way.  If you're not a fan of my "brand" of visual thinking, that's totally OK, there are lots of others who play in this space and I recommend the folks at Xplane, or Dan Roam for different approaches.

Comments

[Bill (Dr. William J. Ward) a.k.a. DR4WARD]

Dave,

Thank you on behalf of professionals, educators and students for sharing your ideas and visual thinking.
Your ideas and visuals stimulate much discussion in class and with clients.
It is a pleasure referencing your work and providing attribution so you receive the well deserved / earned credit.
Now we just need to figure out how to clone you so you can physically be in multiple places simultaneously.

Cheers,

Bill (Dr. William J. Ward) a.k.a. DR4WARD

[Mike Sansone]

Nice work. Keep 'em coming. We utilize your visuals often in teaching/training.

A great teacher rarely gets to see the fruits of their labor. I've witnessed many "a-ha" moments in schools and classrooms because of your work.

Thanks for being a great teacher. You make a difference!

[William]

Looking through your work a question came to me: What would you recommend, for those that aren't in the design and create aspect of their business be (at least), to be more proficient in visually communicating their ideas or explaining challenges?

[Rachel]

You've stated on the set they can be used, but that's not on the individual images, which are listed as All Rights Reserved - which means that everyone needs to get permission from you explicitly to use them (in many cases).
Why don't you licence them under Creative Commons, you could use Attribution, Non-Commercial and then they could be used as you've stated without getting documented permission each time.

[David Armano]

Rachel, that was an oversight and I changed the licensing to creative commons. Thanks.

William, you don't have to be a designer to be a visual thinker, and technically we were all creative at birth. I recommend Dan Roam's Back of the Napkin to help you unlearn some habits that are keeping you from explaining things more visually.

[Joann Sondy]

Thank you. I refer to your visual maps frequently and find them incredibly resourceful. Visual/creative mapping is something I've returned to recently and am intrigued by its power to communicate complex ideas (and get my creative juices flowing). Pair it with IDEO cards and I think we've got a winner.

[Greg Bond]

Your visuals are easily my favorite part of your essays. They add an unbelievable amount of depth to your words.

Thanks.

[holycow]

Nice set - CC's licence for you my friend - @zeroinfluencer should be able to advise if he didn't already bore you to death about it in the 'Dam ;-)

Keep 'em coming

best

Mark

[bonnie]

David, been reading L & E for a while but missed some of these. Wonderful to have them all in one location. thanks much,

bonnie
Richmond, VA
USA

[Casey]

Great article...visual presentations are so powerful.