{"id":533,"date":"2017-02-12T16:44:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/?p=533"},"modified":"2019-09-24T16:27:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T23:27:29","slug":"the-power-of-visual-thinking-part-1-sketch-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/uncategorized\/the-power-of-visual-thinking-part-1-sketch-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Visual Thinking Part 1: Sketch-notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first heard the term “sketch-notes” at a nature journal club meeting where John Muir Laws was describing this type of visual-note taking and it’s power as a learning tool.
\nSketch-noting is a synthesis of sketching and note-taking where each form of communication is used for what it is best at. Sometimes an image can be worth a thousand words and other times 10 words are worth a thousand pictures. <\/strong><\/p>\n

As it turns out, there are some people doing some quite amazing work in the field of sketch-noting and there are also books out about the subject.
\nhttp:\/\/rohdesign.com\/sketchnotes\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The work of another great sketch-noter and graphic facilitator, whose work I sampled at the top of this page, can be seen here: http:\/\/sketchit.co\/<\/a><\/p>\n

This is one of those meta-topic skills that can be applied to virtually all forms of learning. It is a high-return on investment.<\/strong> I see it as a form of journaling which I have described as the “most powerful learning tool” in an earlier post. It is another way of externalizing your thinking. The techniques have been very refined with sketch-noting to improve the communication of ideas. I plan on studying and gleaning as many useful tips as I can and applying them to my own work. I recommend you do the same! It is fun!<\/p>\n

Here is a short video about sketch-noting<\/p>\n