In recent times I have deliberately chosen interviewing people as a way of learning more about a subject matter. The âWorking with Valuesâ interview series has put me in touch with some thought leaders in the area of values. It was not only the interview, but also the re-listening to the recording for the purpose of creating smaller edited videos with bit sized chunks of information and then writing blogs. This process helped me to absorb the concepts being discussed. The surprise edition to this process came when Kosha Bathia, illustrator, designer and creative consultant, started doing sketchnotes of each interview. Koshaâs playful and colourful style brought the ideas alive and bits that I had missed became animated in front of me. Kosha really captured the vibe of the interview.
Thatâs what visuals do.
Research shows
- Translating verbal information from the text into a visual explanation may promote deeper processing of the material and more complete and comprehensive mental models
- 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual.
- Visuals are processed 60,000X faster in the brain than text.
- A landmark study by psychologist Jackie Andrade, published in the journal âApplied Cognitive Psychology,â revealed that doodlers could remember 29% more information than non-doodlers.
“When words and visual elements are closely entwined, we create something new and we augment our communal intelligence … visual language has the potential for increasing âhuman bandwidth’âthe capacity to take in, comprehend, and more efficiently synthesize large amounts of new information.”Â
Robert E. Horn, Stanford University
Here are the sketchnotes and associated interviews.
Interview with Neil Hawkes
Dr Neil Hawkes, Founder of Values Based Education and author of âFrom My Heart, transforming lives through valuesâ and ââThe Inner Curriculumâ, is passionate about values. Watch the Interview
Interview with Mary Gentile
Dr. Mary Gentile, is the Creator/Director of Giving Voice to Values, Professor of Practice at University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute Business & Society Program. Watch the Interview
Interview with Geoff Marlow
Geoff Marlow, is the Executive Director, Aligned Agility has written extensively about values and culture. Watch the interview.
Interview with Stela Lupushore
Stela Lupushor, is the Chief Reframer at Reframe Work and author of Humanizing Human Capital and Humans at Work. Watch the interview.
Interview with Vivek Partwardhan
Vivek Patwardhan, is an experienced HR and IR professional, OD Consultant and Executive Coach. Watch the interview.
Interview with Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett, is regarded as one of the foremost thinkers on values in the world. He is the Founder of the Barret values Centre, the Barrett Academy for Advancement of Human Values and the Human Awareness Initiative. He is the author of 14 books. Watch the interview.
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