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The Value of Getting VisualIn Social Business blogworld 2009
David ArmanoPrincipal, Dachis Group
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“Tell me and Iʼll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and Iʼll understand.”
~ Chinese proverb
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Iʼm standing here talking to you not because of these (words), but because
of this...
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and this...
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and even this...
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People find these (visuals) valuable. Theyʼve been the catalyst behind some
pretty interesting numbers.
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10Nearly 17k Raised. Over 12k in 24 hours.
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Iʼve also been asked to write a book or two. But right now Iʼm too busy doing this.
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Social business design
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Letʼs take a step back.
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Which of your 5 senses would you fear losing most?
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The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
~Publilius Syrus
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this is art
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this is design
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this is simplicitySource: Picol (History of the internet) 18
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this is how you get there.
Source: Dave Gray 19
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A picture is worth a thousand words is a
saying/cliche that refers to the idea that complex stories can be described with just a single still image, or that an image may be
more influential than a substantial amount of text.
~wikipedia
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Getting Visual In
4 “M”s
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Source: Information Architects (2007)
metaphor
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Source: Stephen P. Anderson
model
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24Foundation
USEFUL
serves purpose
satisfies needs
practical
functional
helpful
effective
USABLE
intuitive
easy
seamless
accessible
efficient
DESIRABLE
enjoyable
pleasurable
delightful
memorable
differentiated
SUSTAINABLE
scalable
maintainable
adaptive
pliable
BUSINESS OPTIMIZATIONINTERNAL CONSTITUENT COLLABORATION
EXTERNAL CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION
The Basics(often broken)
SOCIAL
shareable
open
distributed
dynamic
collective
Natural Progression
(toward socialexperiences)
social experience
(metaphor & model)
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Source: Dan Roam
mindmap
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manifest
you are here
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6 Steps ToGetting Visual
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 20091. Empathize: See the world as a child
ObserveNotice the little things that
others miss
AskAsk questions, even silly ones
ExploreEntertain your curiosity
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 20092. Memorize: Commit thoughts to memory
Dave Gray (Can Draw)
Me(Can’t Draw) 29
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 20093. Analyze: Take a step back
you
your subject30
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 20094. Synthesize: Filter signal from noise
input
synthesis
output
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 20095. Visualize: See it, then do it
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 20096. Materialize: make it tangible, make it stick
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Example: How do you visualize a“dynamic signal”?
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Twitter = streams of data (streams, too obvious to overlook)
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What does a signal look like? (ask google)
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Memorize: Signals, streams, how can they translate?
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Visualize: signals along the stream, flowing dynamically
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Making it stick: Keeping it simple
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How about “hiveminded?”
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Hivemind: what makes a hive?
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Hivemind: what makes a hive?
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Hivemind: what makes a hive?
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Hivemind: what makes a hive?
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Hivemind: what makes a hive?
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Hivemind: what makes a hive(mind)?
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The “wrong” question:“what software do you use”?
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The answer wonʼt help you as much as you think
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Execution matters but the thinking matters even more
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How we got there:
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The bar is rising...
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This stuff really works
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A checklist for making your content more visual
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Gets peopleʼs attention quickly
Helps us to learn faster + more effectively
Lets people do their own thinking
Helps us tell stories55
Why your content should be visual
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tufte gray
roam krug
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Where to start
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The Value of Visual Thinking in Social Business | Date October 16, 2009And a word of advice
can’t do this
without this57
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The Value of Getting VisualIn Social Business blogworld 2009
David ArmanoPrincipal, Dachis Group
dachisgroup.com@dachisgroup