Mapping Big Ideas - 200 pages of world-changing thinking


	Mapping Big Ideas - 200 pages of world-changing thinking

einbar

7-9-2009 2:05 AM

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" In case you’re wondering just why this visualization model works, watch information designer Tom Wujec’s excellent short TED talk about the 3 ways the brain creates meaning out of words, images, feelings, connections"

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/79411040-8c98-4900-abb9-37eef9b7237b/5AB54CF4-5CB8-4865-81DB-D712CAAD66FF/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/" href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.brainpickings.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"><H2><A title="Permanent Link to Mapping Big Ideas: BIGVIZ" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/">Mapping Big Ideas: BIGVIZ</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/">200 pages of world-changing thinking</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/">When two of our favorite ideas — <A target="_blank" href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/tag/ted/">TED</A> and <A target="_blank" href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/tag/data-visualization/">data visualization</A> — converge, it’s a beautiful thing</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.brainpickings.org/img/6BB8A924-E7A1-4208-ADAA-5441B661DE89" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.brainpickings.org/img/9E2C1BE0-2345-4593-BCF3-137E3EC25762" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"> <STRONG><A target="_blank" href="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=10851538&siteID=123112">BIGVIZ</A></STRONG> —</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/">is the work of visual cartographers David Sibbet and Kevin Richards, who created over 700 spontaneous sketches in real time at TED. The 200-page PDF book — a free <A target="_blank" href="http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/ted2008_autodesk__bigviz_book_2008_03_14.pdf">download</A> — visually captures the gist of each speaker’s talk, mapping out the broader themes and the connections between them</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.brainpickings.org/img/6A22B23E-AFB1-461C-9909-7170AB90EB29" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/">You’ll also find a number of fascinating charts and graphs on information patterns, some rather humorous illustrations of memorable TED moments, and even a few blank pages for you to sketch whatever ideas, connections or insights the talks may have sparked in you</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.brainpickings.org/img/F46B556A-A075-4333-9AA7-4051EDE9960B" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/">And in case you’re wondering just why this visualization model works, watch information designer Tom Wujec’s excellent short <A target="_blank" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_on_3_ways_the_brain_creates_meaning.html">TED talk</A> about the 3 ways the brain creates meaning out of words, images, feelings, connections</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2009/07/08/ted-autodesk-bigviz/"><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wPFA8n7goio&rel=0&color1=d6d6d6&color2=f0f0f0&border=0&fs=1&hl=en&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&showsearch=0" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5AB54CF4-5CB8-4865-81DB-D712CAAD66FF/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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