My sessions at VizThink: What do YOU think?
October 16, 2007
I'll be giving a workshop at VizThink, and also a special pre-session (limited to 50 people) on the Sunday before the event. I would love to get your input about what I should cover. Here are some of my starting thoughts:Who are we? Understanding the... Read more...
What can visual thinking do for you?
October 15, 2007
What's the value of visual thinking? Who should go to VizThink? I speak with Rodolfo Carpintier of Baquia TV about the importance of visual thinking for strategy, clarity, and organizational alignment. Read More →
What is VizThink?
October 15, 2007
What is visual thinking? Why should you care? Rodolfo Carpintier of Baquia TV interviews me about the visual thinking revolution and the upcoming VizThink conference. Read More →
How to draw — Comic strip artists’ kit
October 15, 2007
I found this over at the Seven Camels blog -- it's a great 7-page quick-course in drawing comics by Disney artist and animator Carson Van Osten.He drew these sketches in 1975 for a presentation to his boss, and they went over so well they printed 2,000... Read more...
What’s the difference between theory and practice?
October 13, 2007
In theory they're the same.In practice they're not.(Overheard at work. Thanks Stephen!) Read More →
VizThink takes off!
October 5, 2007
VizThink, also known as Visual Thinking School, has been taking off lately. What started as a series of posts on my blog, and an informal get-together at XPLANE, has now blossomed into a series of regular events in Toronto, St. Louis, Portland and Madrid,... Read more...
Dave in the heart of Helsinki
September 18, 2007
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Announcing VizThink 08
September 17, 2007
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How to make beautiful charts in Microsoft Excel
September 11, 2007
Chris Gemignani of Juice Analytics shows how to recreate a New York Times chart using Microsoft Excel.Take a look. Read More →
Visual thinking exercises at Overlap
September 6, 2007
Find more videos like this on Overlap 07This summer I led some visual thinking exercises at Overlap 07, a small gathering of design/business thinkers. The video above will give you a bit of a feeling for how visual thinking can make meetings and events... Read more...