Jay Cross helps people work and live smarter. Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. He wrote the book on it. He was the first person to use the term eLearning on the web. He has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.
I love this graphic from Understanding Visual Thinking: The History and Future of Graphic Facilitation by Christina Valenza and Jan Adkins in the current issue of Interactions.
At business school, I gained a reputation among classmates as “that guy who doodles during case discussions.”
An item in the current issue of Business Week notes, “Often viewed as a sign of a wandering mind, doodling may actually help us absorb information.” A study out of the University of Plymouth found that doodlers retained 29% more than their peers.
My pal and cognitive science tyro Clark Quinn affirmed the finding. Doodling helps one stay focused.
Ex-GM exec Bob Lutz says, “I can look at sketches done in meetings 40 years ago and experience sudden recall of the room, the table, the voices.”
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