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Loading... The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (original 2009; edition 2013)by Dan Roam (Author)
Work InformationThe Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam (2009)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Roam does a fantastic job of outlining how our visual minds work - he even includes the research in an appendix to the main text so you can check the science. The last portion of the book is a walkthrough of a case study, and that really helped me understand his process as well. I've already started to implement some of the things he talks about and it's helped my thinking process and communication with others while we work to solve problems. Definitely a good read if you do similar work. Downloadable resources (the key diagrams to visual thinking as the author presents it) from this book are available from the author, http://www.danroam.com/napkin-tools-no/ If you know anything at all about design, project management, presentations, or have ever ventured outside the box to solve a vexing problem, this book will be an extremely fast and not terribly informative read. I imagine some might be wowed...I have someone in mind to recommend it to...but the gimmick lost its appeal quickly. He should have used fewer napkins. no reviews | add a review
Tries to enhance analytical skills by building up one's intrinsic abilities in a primer for business leaders on how to develop ideas and enable faster results using to-the-point visual methods. No library descriptions found. |
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If the text were expanded to include a broader reference of examples of illustrated communication and if the author were to go through some real convincing examples the whole would stand up.
The real issue is that not all problems can be broken down into a pretty picture. ( )