When I first got into Visual Thinking, I came across a core concept that no one agreed on: […]
Alphabets and Logographs
One Big Idea
I was enjoying a sazerac with a old friend of mine at a local watering hole. And by […]
Block Your Talk
This one of a series of essays on speaking. Find more here. You’ve written a great talk, you’ve […]
Presenting is Performance
This one of a series of essays on speaking. Find more here. When the Game Developer’s Conference invited […]
For TinyLIpsum, with Love and Stories
I’ve been teaching storytelling for a couple of years now, and have discovered there is a particular shape that […]
How to Make a Concept Model
Originally published in Boxes and Arrows May 6th, 2014. I realized recently I never published this here, on my […]
A Joy Project
Last spring, a class I was going to teach got cancelled because of a scheduling mixup. I got […]
Beyond the Slide
It’s 2006, and I’m sitting in the office of my pal Rasmi’s company, Uzanto. We’ve been chatting about […]
In Praise of Q&A
At a recent conference, I ran into the organizer at the first coffee break of the morning. She […]
Product as Hero Storyboard
Long time readers know I am completely obsessed with story architecture, and use it in many things: writing (of […]