Have you ever sketched something during a conversation or while processing an idea, and then later looked back at it thinking, “This is fine, but it feels… shallow”? You capture …
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant – A Visual Summary
How do we improve at improving? That’s the question behind Adam Grant’s book Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things. In the video above and article below I sketch …
January 2026 Visual Thinking Events
As we near the start of 2026, I wanted to let you know about the visual thinking events taking place inside Verbal to Visual in the upcoming month. If you’re …
2026 Visual Thinking Book Club
If you’ve ever finished a great book and then forgotten 95% of it two weeks later, then this post is for you. I’ve just announced the 2026 Visual Thinking Book …
Model by Model
You sit down with your notebook and pen, ready to tackle that complex project that’s been bouncing around in your head. You’ve got a lot to figure out, and the …
The Two Words That Transform Any Visual Thinking Project
Here’s a simple question that can transform your next visual thinking project: Why are you sketching this out in the first place? You might think the answer is obvious. But …
Purpose, Not Pride
Recently I’ve been thinking about the barriers that keep us from making marks on the page, even when we know those marks will be helpful. One of the biggest that …
The Double Duty That Makes Notebooks So Powerful
When new ideas come to you, where do they go next? I address that question in one of the new lessons that I developed for the updated Verbal to Visual …
Collecting Models: A Tour Through My Old Sketchbooks
I’ve got this pile of sketchbooks that I haven’t looked at in years. These contain notes from books I’ve read, podcasts I’ve listened to, and my own project development over …
I’m Turning 40, and I’m Building Something New
In three months, I turn 40. That marks a decade of teaching visual thinking, and recently I’ve been asking myself: What comes next? What do I want the next decade …