IMI: Get yourself started with a bit of visual thinking

So you know you want to communicate an idea and words are, well, just too wordy. The alternative is to draw a picture, or to put it another way, create a visual. That’s not too difficult, right? Maybe . . . or maybe not!

So here is my advice reflected in a recent personal example.

The first thing you need to do is write the keywords of your idea on Post-It notes. It doesn’t matter whether you think the keywords are key or not: just jot them down initially.

Stick them to a whiteboard (preferably) and leave them for a few hours. Every now and then, have a look at them, maybe clustering them together if something comes ...