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GroupZap Strategy as Simple Rules -- Sketchnotes Graphic Facilitators As part of her wider research into the tools and methodologies used by the next generation of global leaders, Heidi Forbes Oste has started down the path of researching the value of “visual practice” (visual facilitation, graphic recording, mindmapping, sketch-noting, etc.) As a piece of her dissertation, Heidi’s research on the visual practice, although still in the early stages, focuses on how it supports leadership and global teams using social technologies. In this one-hour webinar with Alphachimp's Peter Durand, Heidi answered questions and gave insight into the broader trends at the intersection of social systems, collaborative technology, visual learning, innovation and global leadership. Video & Digital Sketchnotes at

Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee (click images for detail) For the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist Guy Laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled Biblios and The Great Wall, where the dense pages of old books are excavated to reveal serene mountains, plateaus, and ancient structures. So I carve landscapes out of books and I paint Romantic landscapes. Laramee’s next show will be in April of 2012 at the Galerie d’Art d’Outremont in Montreal.

How to Mind Map in Three Small Steps Is your head full of ideas or thoughts? Do you have any confusion around an idea, project or problem? Do you simply wish to get them out of your head quickly and in an organized manner? Traditionally, you would open a Word or Text document, or take a sheet of paper and start writing in a linear fashion. This type of document quickly becomes overwhelming. It obviously lacks in clarity. By converting the list above into a hierarchy with a bit of formatting, you are making progress towards organizing your thoughts: However, even with a hierarchy like that, you quickly lose sight of the big picture. You always have too much information to look at, and most often you only get a partial view of the information. There is a better way: creating a mind map. A mind map is a simple hierarchical radial diagram. This article explains how to mind map in three little steps. By capturing what you have in your head, you make space for other thoughts. With mind mapping software, you can easily: B) Level by Level

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