Unfortunately, visual thinking is frequently seen in education as unsophisticated because it doesn’t conform to the dominant textual paradigm. This creates a natural handicap when it comes to ...

Imagine trying to explain a complex idea to your team, only to be met with blank stares and confusion. We’ve all been there, struggling to bridge the gap between our thoughts and others’ understanding ...

Dan Roam believes we are all capable of using visual thinking to solve complex problems. His first book, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas With Pictures, helped ignite a ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it a thousand times: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Recent research suggests that ...

They grew up with stories, stickers, and swipes. Now they’re transforming how we communicate, collaborate, and create.

People who don’t think visually often have a hard time imagining the mental lives of those who do. By thinking, I mean conscious planning, problem-solving, imagining, and reminiscing. Most mental ...

Earlier this year, a dozen international experts made a plea to the public in a letter published by Nature Human Behavior. Their ask? Start recognizing information overload as an environmental ...

The pressure to produce faster has overshadowed the need to think deeper. As knowledge workers face mounting expectations to deliver insights, recommendations, and strategic decisions that carry real ...

You are a visual communicator. I know this because I am, and because we all are. Before we learn to speak, we communicate visually—marking surfaces with crayons and paints, making sense of the world ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information you encounter daily, or struggled to retain key insights from books and articles? In an age where artificial intelligence (AI) offers ...

Moving from textual thinking to visual thinking Tom Haymes June 5, 2019 Instead of forcing visual thinkers into textual thinking, we need to see the world differently and develop critical thinking ...