Visual Fluency Skills & Problem Solving

LIST OF GOOD LEARNING RESOURCES FOR 21ST CENTURY TRAINERS AND LEARNERS

I will share resources that are relevant for 21st century skills and will keep adding to my list.

1. Solving Problems with Pictures – Books by Dan Roam

• 21st century skill covered: Visual Communication , Problem Solving
• Books: The Back of the Napkin, Unfolding the Napkin
• Website: http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com
• Lectures: Authors@Google: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuA_yz7aTo0
  

According to Dan the overall Visual Thinking Process = Look > See > Imagine > Show

The Visual Thinking Toolkit suggested by Dan:

- Defining the Problem through “Who/What, Where, When, How, How Much, Why" Analysis

- Representing these visually:

• Who/What = Portrait
• Where = Map
• When = Timeline
• How = FlowChart
• How Much = Bar/Pie Chart
• Why = Multivariate Diagram

- Doing the SQUID analysis:

• Simple or Elaborate
• Qualitative or Quantitative
• Vision or Execution
• Individual or Comparison
• Change or Status Quo

Visually all the above is much more simple and interesting than what I have made it appear in text description!


My recommended steps:

1. See Dan’s Authors@Google video first (http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com)

2. Then visit the book website

• See the videos on the home page (animated walk-through)
• See more video clips ‘Napkin Cam’ (http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/botn.php)
• See sample pages and exercises from the book ‘Unfolding the Napkin’
• Visit the Dan’s Blog on the website

Happy reading (and watching)...