Humans are sight-mammals. We learn twice as well from images+words as from words alone. Visual language engages both hemispheres of the brain. Pictures translate across cultures, education levels, and age groups. Yet the majority of the content of corporate learning is text. Schools spend years on verbal literacy and but hours on visual literacy. It’s high time for us to open our eyes to the possibilities.
Visual literacy accelerates learning because the richness of the whole picture can be taken in at a glance. Visual metaphors unleash new ideas and spark innovation. Visuals accelerate the learning process. Visuals make meetings more productive, efficient, and memorable. Having a sharper eye increases the depth of one’s perception and enjoyment of life.
Envisioning results in insight, the capacity to gain a clear, deep and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation. Envisioning means:
1. Seeing from a fresh perspective.
2. Looking at relationships and non-linear sequences.
3. Imagining and prototyping new ideas.
4. Focusing and documenting the flow of group discussion.
5. Shortening the time it takes learners to say, "Now I see."
6. What visionaries do.
Graphics can improve informal learning throughout an organization. Graphics work wonders when you need to:
• Bring deeper understanding to complex subject matter
• Share results of dynamic meetings with others
• Help senior team “see the big picture” and focus attention
• Improve the decision-making process
• Integrate a new initiative throughout an organization
• Speed adoption of major change
• Help everyone picture their role in organizational transformation
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