visual thinking

In this episode I talk with Ben Norris, a software developer, sketchnoter, mental health advocate, blacksmith, a loving husband and father of 7.

Ben shares his passion for mental health, and how sketchnoting is a meditative practice he’s used to support his own journey with ideas for you too.

Journey along with us on this thoughtful discussion.

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Running Order

• Intro: Who is Ben?
• Ben’s origin story
• The possibilities of career change
• Layering sketchnotes on top of something you love
• Sketchnoting as a means to solving problems
• Sermon and church sketchnotes
• Conference sketchnotes
• What does Ben do to keep sane in a pandemic?
  • Creating family experiences together
  • Learning and practicing mindfulness
• Sketchnoting as a mindfulness practice
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Outro

Links

• Ben’s Website
• Mental Work Health
• Sketchnotable
• Gospel Sketcher
• Ben on Micro.blog
• Ben on Twitter
• Ben on Instagram
• Ben on LinkedIn
• Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam
• Eva-Lotta Lamm
• Jeffrey Zeldman
• Balsamiq
• Jason Barron on the Sketchnote Army Podcast
• Rob Dimeo
• Book: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

Tools

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Moleskine Sketchbooks
• The Sketchnote Ideabook
• Studio Neat’s Totebook
• Pilot G2 0.7mm Gel Pen
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Linea Sketch
• Paper by WeTransfer
• Procreate

Tips

1. Believe in yourself!
2. Listen well.
3. Try different layouts
4. Follow those who teach drawing, load ideas into your hand

Credits

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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Chris Bent isn’t creative, he’ll happily admit.

Chris Bent is also the founder of Piccles, one of the best creative platforms I’ve seen.

If that doesn’t quite add up for you, the answer lies in collective drawing and its remarkable ability to help anyone and everyone communicate through creativity.

Since accidentally discovering the power of collective drawing, Chris has taken it in his stride and founded Piccles. Now, he helps groups of all backgrounds and interests access deeper communication through non-verbal creativity.

In this week’s show, Chris shares some incredible stories from Piccles workshops, describes some of the techniques he’s developed to help people access their creativity, and highlights the power of alternative methods of communication.

Find out about:

●       How a self-described non-creative person founded a creative collaboration tool in Piccles

●       The questions we ask that aren’t questions, but subtle challenges or expressions of doubts

●       How drawing can be a tool to bridge the gaps between our thoughts and our expression

●       How Chris sets groups up so they can surprise themselves with their creative abilities

●       The real-world applications of collaborative drawing software – from rock concerts to education to Earth Day

●       Why we often get in touch with our creative side we are when we feel stuck or in a rut – and how to harness that power

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Questions and Answers

[01:09] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator, if, in fact, you do?

[01:41] What does facilitation mean to you?

[03:07] What is Piccles? And what is the story behind its creation?

[08:35] What was the reception for Piccles like in a healthcare setting?

[11:41] What becomes possible when a group draws together?

[16:41] How do you help groups to reflect on specific ideas, draw, and then use it as the basis for a discussion?

[21:01] How did the room react when someone drew their superpower as loneliness?

[22:30] How do you then turn these highly personal, qualitative works into a deeper, wider insight?

[27:02] What makes a good – and a bad – prompt for a drawing activity?

[32:37] What makes a workshop fail?

[38:20] Where is Piccles going in the future? What’s your vision?

[43:09] What altruistic purposes could Piccles be used for?

[45:02] If somebody wants to try Piccles for the first time but doesn’t know where to start, what would you recommend?

[47:08] Is there anything you would have liked to share that we haven’t touched on yet?

Links

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Connect to Chris:

On LinkedIn 

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In this episode, we speak to the artist-scientist and author Arthur Miller. In his work, he explores the nature of creative thinking – the mind’s ability to transform information from everyday experiences into the most sublime works of art, literature, music, and science. We talked about the history of ideas, the importance of generalists, the similarity between Picasso and Einstein, and much more.

See show notes that include videos, links, images, and much more.

In this episode, I talk with Guillaume Wiatr, a strategy consultant who uses visual thinking, sketchnoting and graphic recording to help his clients visualize solutions.

Hear how Guillaume got his start in this space and how he has become a guide to the companies he works with using visuals as his secret weapon.

You’re going to love this one!

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is Guillaume?
• Guillaume’s origin story
• Discovering the power of visualization
• The importance of handing the pen to participants
• Building a career is like making a good soup
• Facilitators are not the star of the show
• The importance of writing as well as drawing
• What makes Guillaume happy
• Tools
• Tips
• Outro

LINKS

• Guillaume’s Website
• Metahelm Insights Mailing List
• Guillaume on Twitter
• Guillaume on Instagram
• Guillaume on LinkedIn
• The One Thing A CEO Must Do - the benefits of writing and drawing as a process
• 3 Minutes to Change my Life - the post where I tell the story about the project I saved by having the team draw it
• Sketchnotes from the GeekWire Conference
• [GeekWire Sketchnotes 2019]https://www.geekwire.com/2019/real-magic-happens-head-illustrations-capture-organize-geekwire-summit-highlights/
• [GeekWire Sketchnotes 2018]https://www.geekwire.com/2018/extreme-doodling-geekwire-summits-graphic-facilitator-illustrates-listening-can-art/
• [GeekWire Sketchnotes 2017]https://www.geekwire.com/2017/art-note-taking-geekwire-summit-artist-turns-conversations-inspiring-visual-maps/
• [GeekWire Sketchnotes 2016]https://www.geekwire.com/2016/watch-visual-strategist-guillaume-wiatr-draw-excitement-geekwire-summit-2-days/
• [GeekWire Sketchnotes 2015]https://www.geekwire.com/2015/how-this-muralist-turns-geekwire-summit-tech-talks-into-art/
• Paperlike: Guillaume Wiatr
• A time-lapse video of me sketchnoting / recording live with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft
• Book: Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
• Brandy Agerbeck

TOOLS

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Bateman Recycled Sketch 50/Sheets 8.5 x 11
• Papermate Flair
• Pilot G2 0.3mm
• Neuland Markers
• Stabilo Boss Fluorescent Highlighters
• Moleskine Large Sketchbook
• iPad Pro”
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate

TIPS

1. Commitment and discipline, set habit challenges and achieve them.
2. Explore your freedom with different mediums, small, large, 3D, logos?
3. Take risks because that’s where the rewards are! “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” — Anaïs Nin

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES

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SUPPORT THE PODCAST

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

In this episode, I’m joined by Grant Wright and Paddy Dhanda, the two guys who run the super-popular, monthly online meetup, The Visual Jam.

Hear how their Visual Jam plans changed — from a local meetup in Birmingham England — to a truly international gathering during the pandemic and lockdowns of summer 2020 and beyond.

And don’t forget to check out the link for Visual Jam Xtra on Saturday, April 24th, where I’ll deconstruct my sketchnoting process with you.

Enjoy the episode!

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This episode is brought to you by Visual Jam Xtra: Live Sketchnoting Deconstructed with Mike Rohde!

In the first ever Visual Jam Xtra, Mike Rohde joins Grant, Paddy and you to deconstruct the process he follows when he creates real-time sketchnotes. Mike will take a popular speech, listen, pause, sketch and talk through his thought process step by step.

In this 2 hour live session, you will be able to immerse yourself by sketching along with Mike, picking up valuable tips and insights along the way. Learn how Mike prepares his sketchnotes, builds his layouts and how he weaves writing, lettering and drawings together, followed by a Q&A to get your questions answered!

You don’t want to miss this very special Visual Jam Xtra event on Saturday, April 24th, 2021. Sign up today!
Get a better understanding of how to prepare and create sketchnotes yourself by watching and listening to Mike.

• Learn tips and tricks and how Mike integrates them into his sketchnotes.
• Have time to ask questions of Mike about how he worked or challenges you’re facing with your own sketchnotes.
• You will receive a full recording of the live session so you can replay at your own pace.

Reserve your tickets!

RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who are Grant and Paddy?
• The origin story of Grant and Paddy in visual thinking and The Visual Jam
• The pandemic shift
• International audience and repeat members
• Exploring Visual Jam Xtra sessions
• Tools
• Tips
• Outro

LINKS

• The Visual Jam Meetup
• The Visual Jam on Instagram
• The Visual Jam on Twitter
• The Visual Jam on YouTube
• Grant on Twitter
• Grant on Instagram
• Grant on LinkedIn
• Paddy’s Website
• Peaky Agilist Podcast
• Paddy on Twitter
• Paddy on Instagram
• Paddy on LinkedIn
• IIBA Midlands Chapter
• Birmingham Tech Week Sketchnote by Grant
• Peaky Blinders
• Birmingham, UK
• Visual Jam Xtra
• Krisztina Szerovay - SE08 / EP03

TOOLS

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

Grant’s Tools:

• iPad Pro 12.9”
• Apple Pencil
• Paper by WeTransfer
• Procreate
• IPEVO Document Camera
• Camo Studio
• Neuland Markers
• Tombow dual tip black/grey pen

Paddy’s Tools:

• Brillo Flex Lamp
• Schneider Express Fineliner Pen 0.8
• Eddink Brush Pen
• Neuland Markers
• iPad Pro 12.9”
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• Kinemaster
• Blank Cards

TIPS

Grant’s Tips:

1. Start with a few simpler words, then expand with visuals
2. Form a habit of practice

Paddy’s Tips:

1. Pre draw elements of your sketchnote to reduce pressure
2. Include hand-drawn elements in your slides

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Are you struggling with leading your team and yourself to higher levels of performance? Everyone communicates in different ways, but we’re all very visual, so maybe that’s a great place to start. On this Feature Friday episode of the ROI Online Podcast, Steve talks with expert Todd Cherches about how you can use visual thinking tools and techniques to thread the needle for your business.

Todd is a consultant, executive coach, TEDx speaker, professor, author of VisuaLeadership, CEO of BigBlueGumball, and thought leader in the field of leadership and visual thinking. Todd’s engaging and entertaining approach enables business professionals of all levels to become more innovative and effective thinkers, communicators, managers, and leaders.

As science shows, the use of visual imagery and visual language gets people to focus. It increases understanding and enhances memory and recall—all things we could use to grow our business and have a much better performance.

Among other things, Todd and Steve discussed:

• Todd’s background in the media and entertainment industries 
• How visual thinking works
• Todd’s book VisuaLeadership
• What being a thought leader means
• How often messages get lost in translation and why
• Why visual  information is way more effective than other communication forms

You can learn more about Todd here:

https://www.toddcherches.com/

Follow Todd on LinkedIn

Read the books mentioned in this podcast:

The Golden Toilet by Steve Brown

VisuaLeadership by Todd Cherches

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In this episode hear the passion of John Muir Laws, a scientist, teacher and author who helps people forge deeper, more personal connections with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals.

John and I talk about how he entered into nature journaling, the importance of parents encouraging kids to explore their interests, ways sketchnoters and visual thinking can enter into nature journaling, and more.

This is a fantastic interview I know you’re going to love!

SPONSORED BY

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by The Sketchnote Ideabook, the sketchbook designed for sketchnoters.

Equipped with a no-bleed, now show through paper, The Sketchnote Ideabook can take almost any marker or pen you can throw at it.

Save 15% on your entire order of Sketchnote Ideabooks and Autoquill Pen sets at the Airship Store when you use code IDEABOOK15 through April 30th, 2021.

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is John?
• How John got into nature journaling
• What is nature journaling?
• Using journaling to slow down and pay attention
• Nature journaling is an invitation to the infinite
• I notice — words, pictures, numbers
• I wonder — what, why, how, when?
• It reminds me of — what else is like this in my experience?
• Creativity is useful connections between seemingly unrelated things
• Observing the world this way opens up your brain to curiosity
• There are infinite opportunities for curious exploration
• Observations can lead to biomimicry innovation
• Noting relationships between observations and things you understand
• John’s Sketchnote Handbook story
• How sketchnoting nature ideas expanded John’s process thinking
• We think we understand, but we’ve only scratched the surface
• The differences between science and mathematics
• You can be part of the process through observation and curiosity
• Human memory is unreliable: visual documentation is critical
• Visualization is a critical thinking tool
• Tools
• Outro

LINKS

• John Muir Laws Website
• John’s Blog Archive - loads of gems in there
• Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference
• John Muir Laws on Twitter
• John Muir Laws on Instagram
• The Nature Journal Club
• John Muir Laws Store
• Book: The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
• Book: The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
• Book: Sierra Birds: a Hiker’s Guide
• Book: The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada

TOOLS

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Growth Mindset is critical
• Actively, intentionally harness your curiosity - do curiosity
• Prismacolor Col-Erase Non-Photo Blue Pencil No. 20028
• Pentel GraphGear 1000 Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm
• Bic Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint Pen
• Strathmore Hardbound Toned Tan Paper Art Journal
• Strathmore Hardbound Mixed Media Gray Paper Art Journal
• John’s Field Sketching Supplies and Naturalist Equipment

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Feeling creative in both your work and in life is an empowering experience. Take a moment to recall the number of times you’ve taken to be creative lately and reflect on this question, “Am I allowing myself the time and space to be creative?” If your answer is leaning towards “No” or “I’d like more opportunities to do so,” let’s change that.

This week, I will be introducing you to Diane Bleck. She is a professional Visual Facilitator & Innovation Strategist with over 20 years of experience working with 300+ companies including Nike, Google, Mars, and Disney, to bring their BIG ideas to life. From the stages of Caesars Palace to the most exclusive leadership retreats, Diane is invited to join the conversation, share her knowledge, and lead teams to success. She created the Doodle Institute to teach you how to IGNITE your creativity, BOOST your imagination, and SUPERCHARGE your Visual Thinking.

Diane will be sharing her exciting and colorful work and work from home experiences as well as giving some of her best advice for boosting your creativity in all aspects of your life.

Timestamps:

[2:37]: Diane’s start and journey as a Visual Facilitator

[6:29]: How creativity can be applied in the workplace

[20:00]: Getting started is more important than waiting until it’s perfect

[27:30]: How to be productive while juggling life, motherhood, and a business

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For more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit:

https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com

Connect with Us!

Dr. Christine Li [host] -

Website: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoach

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/

Diane Bleck [guest] -

Website: www.DoodleInstitute.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoodleinstitute

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diane.bleck/

[Check out her Daily Doodle Challenge on Instagram! A way to easily pour into your creativity for 5 minutes a day.]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-bleck-14b636/

I am so excited to invite you to join me at the next Re-Energize Your Home 5-Day Challenge.  The event is free and oh so powerful and invigorating.  You will discover how to do away with your clutter easily and how to reconnect with your energy and biggest dreams.  Register today at https://procrastinationcoach.com/challenge.  The Challenge begins on Monday, March 18th!

In this week's episode, we're going to take a trip down to the visual world. Marloes is a visual thinker, who is based in Taipei, and encourages others to take a creative approach.   

Her most recent project " Me & My Big Move"  is designed to empower kids for their "Big Move". It features various artistic illustrations, which all combine to narrate her life story.

In this episode, she opens up about the challenges she faced after moving to a different country & how her creative voice led her to build this amazing project.

This episode is a must-listen for all aspiring artists and creators.

Learn more about Marloes here

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Todd Cherches, author of VisuaLeadership, management consultant, executive coach, NYU and Columbia professor, TEDx speaker, and thought leader in the field of leadership and visual thinking. Listen in and visualize how to manage and communicate with your team, your clients, the media, and more. Lead yourself and your people to higher levels of performance by leveraging the power of visual thinking and visual communication. Eye opening for sure.
 

In this episode I talk with Jay Hosler, a professor at Juniata College in Pennsylvania. He’s a scientist who has found a way to represent science with comics! Hear how Jay came into this space, and the relationship he sees between comics and sketchnoting.

SPONSORED BY

This episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast is brought to you by The Sketchnote Ideabook, the sketchbook designed for sketchnoters.

Equipped with a no-bleed, now show through paper, The Sketchnote Ideabook can take almost any marker or pen you can throw at it.

Learn more at:
https://sketchnoteideasbook.com

RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is Jay
• Jay’s path into comics and visual thinking
• Using story’s to describe the natural world
• Why sometimes scientists resist storytelling and visuals
• How story and drawing are bound together
• Cracked crystal of science, story, and art
• Layering of information: facts, context, story, and style
• What excites Jay about describing science with comics
• Wonderstanding — a way of viewing our world
• The capacity to explain and a sense of wonder and curiosity
• The challenging nature of sketchnoting vs. comics for Jay
• Imposter complex and how it impacts our drawing skills
• Channeling nervousness into excitement about what you’re doing
• 5 basic shapes helps sketchnoters become immediately successful
• Model of motivation: see the value, be supported, and efficacy
• What is Jay excited about? The re-release of Clan Apis in color
• Tools
• Not knowing anything is a form of freedom
• 3 tips
• Outro

LINKS

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Jay’s Website
• Jay’s Science Comics
• Jay on Twitter
• Jay on Instagram
• Jay on LinkedIn
• Jay’s Books
• Book: Story by Robert McKee
• Robert McKee’s Story Webinar
• Frank Miller’s Daredevil
• Bugs Bunny’s Pronoun Trouble
• Graphic Novel: Clan Apis
• Colorist Hillary Sycamore
• Comic: Bone by Jeff Smith

TOOLS

Amazon affiliate links below support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Moleskine Art Sketchbook
• Koh-i-Noor Mechanical Pencil
• Pilot Color Mechanical Pencil Eno 0.7mm Soft Blue
• Rapidograph Pens
• Japanese Kuretake Pocket Brush Pen
• Vellum Bristol Board 11 x 14
• Westcott Clear Plastic Straight Edge
• Wite-Out Correction Pen
• Sakura Pigma Micron Pens

3 TIPS

1. Don’t be afraid
2. Find the tool that feels right in your hand and helps ideas flow
3. Share your work

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES

You can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

To support the creation, production and hosting of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, buy one of Mike Rohde’s bestselling books. Use code ROHDE40 at Peachpit.com for 40% off!

Nineteen80 is a management consultancy and creative agency focused on transitions. As a Xennial, I was born in an analog world, and came of age in a digital world. As the world transitions from command and control to distributed teams, analog to digital, concentrated power and wealth to distributed knowledge of the crowd, Nineteen80 seeks to bring the best of both worlds together to create something better.

In this episode, I finally talked to Mike Rohde, also a generational cusper and the original sketchnoter.

Bio About The Guest

Mike Rohde is a Principal User Experience Designer and Visualizer at Johnson Controls helping innovate business with visual and design thinking. He's the author of the best selling book The Sketchnote Handbook, The Sketchnote Workbook, and creator of the Sketchnote Ideabook.

Episode Summary

In this episode, Mike and I spoke about...

• Prototyping
• Sketchnoting
• Transitioning to analog to digital
• Creating The Sketchnote Ideabook

Connect With Mike Rohde
Website - https://rohdesign.com
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikerohde/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/rohdesign
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rohdesign
Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1elri6WQzEOc7tD18EZOg

Connect With Daniel Hoang
My website - http://www.danielhoang.com
My company - http://www.nineteen80.co
Follow me on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/danielhoang
Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielhoang
Join The Nineteen80 Membership - https://www.nineteen80.io/signup

Date recorded August 13th, 2020
Music from https://artlist.io/
This podcast was edited by Naya Moss and Namos Studio

Nineteen80 is a management consultancy and creative agency focused on transitions. As a Xennial, I was born in an analog world, and came of age in a digital world. As the world transitions from command and control to distributed teams, analog to digital, concentrated power and wealth to distributed knowledge of the crowd, Nineteen80 seeks to bring the best of both worlds together to create something better.

My brother is also a Xennial, and we talk about what it was like growing up in a world where technology didn't always work.

Bio About The Guest

David Hoang is a design leader with a passion for creative, product, and technology. Previously he led Product Design and Research at One Medical, a health tech company focused on changing primary care. David co-founded Xhatch Interactive, a digital product company, and was Director of Design at Black Pixel.

Episode Summary

In this episode, David and I spoke about...

• Growing up together as Xennials
• A career that meets the intersectionality of art, creativity, design, and technology
• David’s career and having a part in no code innovation at Webflow
• How David approaches strategic planning and design 

Resources

Webflow - https://www.webflow.com

Connect With David Hoang
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/davidhoang
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhoang2
Website - https://www.davidhoang.com
Newsletter - https://davidhoang.substack.com

Connect With Daniel Hoang
My website - http://www.danielhoang.com
My company - http://www.nineteen80.co
Follow me on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/danielhoang
Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/danielhoang
Join The Nineteen80 Membership - https://www.nineteen80.io/signup

Date recorded August 13th, 2020
Music from https://artlist.io/
This podcast was edited by Naya Moss and Namos Studio
Support the show - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danielhoang

Nineteen80 is a management consultancy and creative agency focused on transitions. As a Xennial, I was born in an analog world, and came of age in a digital world. As the world transitions from command and control to distributed teams, analog to digital, concentrated power and wealth to distributed knowledge of the crowd, Nineteen80 seeks to bring the best of both worlds together to create something better.

I've been following Tim on Twitter for quite some time and we finally got a chance to talk in person.

Bio About The Guest

Tim has worked for over 21 years in visual communication and strategy. He lives to bring art to life and create experiences that allow people to change and see things anew. Tim is committed to telling compelling stories, going to unexplored places, and finding and amplifying what's most excellent.

Episode Summary

In this episode, Tim and I spoke about...

• Visual thinking and storytelling
• Making graphics actionable and being customer-centric
• The philosophy and empathy side of leadership
• Creating engagement and co-creating

Resources

• Website - https://xplane.com/
• XPLANE’s Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/xplanevisualthinking

Connect With Tim May

• Twitter - https://twitter.com/freshbeast
• Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/tim-may-he-him-963b427

Connect With Daniel Hoang

• My website - http://www.danielhoang.com
• My company - http://www.nineteen80.co
• Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/danielhoang
• Follow me on Instagram - https://instagram.com/danielhoang
• Join The Nineteen80 Membership - https://www.nineteen80.io/signup

Date recorded August 13th, 2020

Music from https://artlist.io/.
This podcast was edited by Naya Moss and Namos Studio.

Episode Title

Making a company that's Big Enough with Lee LeFever of Common Craft

Bio About The Guest

Lee LeFever is the co-founder of Common Craft and author of two books: The Art of Explanation and Big Enough. Since 2007, Common Craft has won numerous awards, worked with respected brands like LEGO, Google, Intel, and Ford, and created original explainer videos that have earned over 50 million online video views. Today, Common Craft produces educational guides, ready-made videos, and digital visuals that are used by educators in over 50 countries. Lee and his partner Sachi are Common Craft’s only employees and work from their home off the coast of Washington State.

Episode Summary

In this episode, Lee and I spoke about...

• What is the good life?
• Having a healthy perspective on life and richness
• Time freedom and autonomy
• Designing a business

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Common Craft - https://www.commoncraft.com

The Art of Explanation - https://leelefever.com/the-art-of-explanation/

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Date recorded
July 30, 2020

In this episode, we’re talking to Sebastian Friedrich, the CEO and Co-Founder of Tinkertoys. Tinkertoys allows kids to design their own toys online which will then be 3D printed and delivered to their homes. 

So what is Tinkertoys all about? In short, it’s all about showing kids what they are capable of constructing. Using Tinkertoys, kids can create their own toys via an easy to use web-based editor. Once a design is finished, you can choose to have it produced by Tinkertoys and delivered right to your home. 

If you own a 3D printer, you can also choose to download the 3D model files free of charge and print them at home. 

Besides offering these 3D construction and printing services for parents and their kids, Tinkertoys now also offers special licenses, webinars and management software for schools and teachers. 

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is Liza?
• Live drawing events
• Live drawing on Instagram and Twitter
• Live drawing the NYC Marathon
• Mike’s loose Korean food sketch on the EL train
• Liza’s New Yorker cartoon process
• The impact of Liza breaking her arm
• Mike’s former political cartooning in college
• Tools
• Tips
• Finding Liza
• Outro

LINKS

• Liza’s Website
• Liza’s Live Drawing
• Liza’s New Yorker Magazine Cartoons
• Liza’s Books
• Liza on Twitter
• Liza on Instagram
• Liza on Facebook
• Liza on Medium
• The New Yorker’s Women Cartoonists, Then and Now
• Liza Live Drawing the NYC Marathon
• Mike’s Loose Korean Lunch Sketch

TOOLS

• Speedball Crow Quill Pen
• Arches Snooth Cold Press Paper
• Arches Textured Hot Press Paper
• Dr. Ph. Martin’s Pen White
• Prismacolor Ebony Pencil
• Watercolor Pencils
• Windsor-Newton Watercolor Paints
• iPad Pro
• Paper by We Transfer
• FiftyThree Digital Pencil
• Animation Desk
• Looom

LIZA’S TIPS

• Look at other people’s work for inspiration
• Always carry an extra pencil
• Be open and adaptable to new ways of doing things
• Draw all the time

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Show Notes: Chris Wilson
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer
• Liza’s photo: Elena Rossini

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Who is Alma?
• How Alma entered into sketchnoting
• “Normal notes don’t make sense anymore.”
• The story of writing Sketching as Design Thinking
• The marathon of book writing
• You can’t write a book in a weekend
• Making daily progress is key - it takes stamina
• The importance of Sabbath breaks for Alma
• The benefits Alma sees in Sabbath breaks
• About Sketching as Design Thinking
• John Medina’s book: Brain Rules
• What’s next for Alma
• Typeface based on her grandparents handwriting
• Carolyn Porter’s book: Marcel’s Letters
• Palmer and Spencerian script handwriting methods
• Tools
• 3 tips
• Reaching out to Alma
• Outro

LINKS

• Alma’s website
• Alma on Instagram
• Alma on LinkedIn
• Alma on Twitter
• Alma on Pinterest
• Alma on Dribble
• Alma on Smashing Magazine
• University of South Alabama
• Smashing Magazine: Drawing Pictures All Day
• Sketching as Design Thinking
• Brain Rules by John Medina
• Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter
• Palmer Method of Handwriting
• Spencerian Script
• Billions
• Eva-Lotta Lamm

TOOLS

• Kaweco Fountain Pens
• Lamy Fountain Pens
• Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook
• Moleskine Sketchbook
• Fabriano Notebooks
• Baron Fig Notebooks
• Shinola Notebooks
• Canson Mixed Media Paper
• Palomino Blackwing Pencils
• Ticonderoga Pencils
• Pilot V5 Razor Point
• Sharpie Art Pens
• Papermate Flair Pens
• Pentel Markers
• Tombow Dual Brush Pen
• iPad Pro 12.9”
• Procreate
• Adobe Fresco
• Photoshop Express
• Adobe Premiere Rush

3 TIPS

• Be patient and start small
• Trust the process
• Enjoy it!

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Show Notes: Chris Wilson
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro: Welcome to Mauro and Steve
• Mauro’s lockdown experience in Northern Italy
• Dealing with reality by putting it on paper with ink
• Using sketchnote skills to check and analyze news
• Getting ideas out of your head though sketchnoting
• Anticipating little pleasures after lockdown
• Creating an “after the pandemic ends” list
• Mind mapping thoughts as visual therapy
• Taking advantage of this time to create new habits
• Steve Silbert on helping team mates and others
• Resetting expectations in a state of change
• J-Curve: it will get worse before it gets better
• Importance of patience, open-mindedness, and empathy
• Practicing empathy and patience
• Virtual Happy Hours
• Choosing the right tools for your situation
• Planning meetings with breaks between
• Retrospectives: what’s working, what isn’t
• Imagining new games for remote teams
• Exploring new tools
• The new normal going forward
• We’re being forced to be creative
• Benefits of this virtual moment
• Online Museum Tours
• Marianne Rady: Discovering Self-Care
• Tweet-a-Day on self-care
• Protect yourself with self-care
• Managing energy levels
• Drawing as self-care
• Self-care experiments
• Thinking of your energy as a battery
• Start with minimums
• Counting streaks to build habits
• Long and short habits
• Emotional self-care
• Sharing self-care ideas with others
• Daily check-ins
• Supporting teams with chat tools
• The “New Normal” can be a gift
• Sketching another person’s thoughts as a gift
• Wrap-up

LINKS

• Mauro Toselli on Instagram
• Mauro Toselli on Twitter
• Steve Silbert on Instagram
• Steve Silbert on Twitter
• Marianne Rady on Instagram
• Marianne Rady on Twitter
• JigsawPuzzles.io
• Mural
• Lean Coffee Table
• AWW: Online Whiteboard
• Lino Sticky and Photo Sharing
• Sketchnote Hangout: Museum Tours
• Done: habit tracking app
• Sketchnote Army Slack Channel

TIPS

• Put your thoughts down with ink on paper
• Build a “what I’ll do when this is over” list
• Mind mapping as visual therapy
• Use this time to create new habits
• Practice patience, open-mindedness and empathy
• Have a Virtual Happy Hour
• Build in retrospective moments
• Experiment with self-care ideas
• Be safe: mask and gloves
• Get outside, start a hobby
• Practice listening, it’s a super power
• Sketchnoting someone’s thoughts as a gift to them

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Show Notes: Chris Wilson
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

SUPPORT THE PODCAST

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RUNNING ORDER

• Intro
• Dulce’s sketchnoting experience in Nigeria
• Why her sketchnoting so attractive
• Human centered design
• How Dulce entered into visual thinking
• Visualization can survive degradation
• Visual storytelling
• Visualization in work settings
• Impact of visualizations in reports
• Visualization and the law
• The power of combining visuals and words
• Dulce’s Irreverent style
• Tools
• How to connect with Dulce
• Outro

LINKS

• Dulce’s website
• Dulce on Instagram
• Dulce on Twitter

TOOLS

• Uniball Vision Elite
• Moleskine Large Sketchbook
• Pro Markers
• Blue Pencil
• Copic Markers
• iPad Pro 11”
• Procreate

CREDITS

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Show Notes: Chris Wilson
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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