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Visual Thinking For Insight and Creative Problem-Solving

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Visual Thinking For Insight and Creative Problem-Solving

Presented by Sunni Brown

Sunniisthefounderofaninternationalcreativeconsultancythatusesappliedvisualliteracy,designthinkingandgraphicfacilitationtosolvecomplexproblems.In2014,shestartedaglobalcampaignforvisualliteracycalledTheDoodleRevolution(basedonabookofthesamename)andcollaborativelydesignedtwopowerfulmethodsofinquirycalledGamestormingandInfodoodling.Sunniwasnamedoneofthe“100MostCreativePeopleinBusiness”andoneofthe“10MostCreativePeopleonTwitter”byFastCompanyandisabest-sellingauthor,globalkeynotespeaker,andexpertmeetingfacilitator.HerTEDTalkhasdrawnmorethan1.4millionviewsandherworkonvisualthinkingisfeaturedineverymajorU.S.publicationincludingTheNewYorkTimes,TheNewYorkPost,TheWallStreetJournal,Time,WIRED,andEntrepreneur,aswellasbeingfeaturedtwiceonCBSSundayMorningandonTheTODAYShow.

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Learning Objectives:●  Understandthevalueofvisuallanguageandvisualliteracy

●  Learnhowtousevisuallanguagetoaccuratelyrepresentaconcept

orconversationandtosimplifyanddisplaycomplexinformation

●  Learnhowtoleveragevisualthinkingtechniquesforinnovation,co-creativityandproblem-solving

●  Learntobuildinformationartifactsthatcarrythinking,actionsanddecisionsforward

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EXPERIMENT #1:

POST-THE-PATH

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EXPERIMENT #2:

THE BLIND SIDE

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EXPERIMENT #3:

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Revisiting Learning Objectives:●  Understandthevalueofvisuallanguageandvisualliteracy

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NEXT SESSION:�Collaboration Across Boundaries�

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