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What do all of these things have in common: designer, author, teacher, illustrator, creator? One answer: Mike Rohde. Another answer: visual thinking. If you don't know what visual thinking is, or don't think you are a visual person, Mike has made it his mission to convince you--and me--that we all are visual thinkers! He even created a new way of taking notes, called Sketchnoting, that combines words and drawings and already has tens of thousands of converts. This episode covers:description of a visual thinker (01:13)definition of sketchnoting and possible templates (03:57)examples of Mike sketchnoting meals (at Chez Panisse) and travel experiences (Washington, DC and Alaska) (14:31)why listening is a secret weapon of sketchnoting (18:49)how Mike approaches illustrating books (21:06)how it feels to see others using the technique he created (29:37)when is a good age for kids to start learning sketchnoting (30:53)possible future of sketchnoting (35:04)... and why Mike once considered giving people just starting out a "diploma" saying, "You have the permission to suck at sketchnoting"!As promised in the episode, here are links to some of Mike's sketchnotes:from his meal at Chez Panisse: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/albums/72157624361290783from his trip to Washington, DC: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/albums/72157626454253117additional images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/making of The Sketchnote Handbook: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/albums/72157629385456752It's always the right time to try something new, and Mike says we are all up to the task!Want to know more about Mike?go to his website: rohdesign.comfollow him on Instagram: rohdesignfind him on Twitter: twitter.com/rohdesignlink up with him on LinkedIn: mikerohdewatch his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCe1elri6WQzEOc7tD18EZOginformation about The Sketchnote Handbook: https://rohdesign.com/handbookinformation about The Sketchnote Workbook: https://rohdesign.com/workbookinformation about The Sketchnote Ideabook: https://sketchnoteideabook.com/Want to know more about The Experience Podcast?Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to theexperiencepodcast.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)Follow us on social media:InstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInSupport the show
