👀💡 VV10: Visual aids enable complex thinking

Imagine playing chess with no board

Today’s inspiration comes from Stephen P. Anderson, who makes a compelling case for using visual tools for facilitating complex thinking.

See: The Cognitive Benefits of Actual *Things* to Think With on Medium

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Stephen invites us to think of 3 ways of playing chess:

A. Face to face, with no external aids

B. Over text messages

C. Traditionally - with a board

A. Requires serious concentration and recall of all that has been said

B. Offers a record of information we can refer back to

C. Holds information in a way that:

• Supports reflection

• Reveals patterns

• Supports interactions

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Question for reflection:

Going back to the world of work, how many times are we playing through challenging problems like we played chess with no board?

What a beautiful argument for using visual facilitation more often.

Enjoy the practice,
Bülent

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I’m a seasoned Visual Facilitator who pioneers using 2D and 3D visuals for guiding sr. leadership decisions and initiatives for better preparing companies for the future - through applied Foresight, Strategy, OD and related.

Here I’m learning in public in the beautiful area of Visuals & Videos.