The Visual Thinker Revolution: Why It's Upon Us in Education and Business

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"The Visual Thinker Revolution" is upon us. Have you noticed? This presentation takes a brief look at why a shift toward visual is happening in the worlds of education and business. It's been long known that visual learners make up a majority of the population, yet most information is taught and consumed in a linear, auditory and text dominant fashion. Not for long! Visual thinking is on the rise. To read more, check out http://www.jocelynwallace.com.

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Visual Thinkingwhy it matters for

education & business

www.jocelynwallace.com

why

33%

30%

25%

12%

strong visualmoderate visualstrong auditoryother

learnertypes

source: research by Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D.

www.visualspatial.org

65%visual 30%

verbal

5% experiential

Source: “Researching the Visual Learner” by William C. Bradford

Learner Types (a 2nd resource is always a good thing!)

visual learners!

of 6.8 billion people in the world is

65%4.42 billion

wow.

are we teaching to the visual

learner?

are we developing

visualthinkers?

does the business

world care?

In the United States, the number of graphic designers has increased t e n f o l d i n a d e c a d e . . . M o r e Americans today work in arts, entertainment and design than work as lawyers, accountants and auditors.

“”Dan Pink: “A Whole New Mind:

Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age”

the

resources

Dan PinkSeth Godin Ken Robinson

presented by

Blog: jocelynwallace.com

Red Eleven Group, LLC

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