This document discusses using simple visual tools like drawings and diagrams to convey ideas, uncover the root causes of problems, and discover potential solutions. It recommends starting with basic "analog tools" like a pen and paper to sketch pictures, charts, maps, timelines, flowcharts or plots according to 6 basic rules. These visual techniques can help "slow a problem down" and provide fresh perspectives through "inner vision" and creative thinking to reveal new possibilities for addressing issues. Mastering simple visual representation is presented as a practical tool for applied imagination.

1. P I C T U R E S
John D. Hipsley
Sunnyvale, CA
To convey
Ideas with
Images…
To draw out
the Cause of
a problem…
First we
need some
simple analog
Tools…
Discover the
Unwritten
Rules
To slow a
problem down
we use the
6 x 6 RULE
Exercise
whenever
you can
with hand
drawings
The
SQVID is
A Practical
Tool of
Applied
Imagination
draw a
simple
Picture
…use your
Inner
Vision to:
• Look
• See
• Imagine
• Show
…sketch your
Creative
Solution
…then add
Technology
as required
Understand
the magic
of visual
thinking
Educate
your Eyes
SQVID
Shows us
possibilities
• Simple
• Quality
• Vision
• Individual
• Difference
The 6 Rules:
1) Portrait
2) Chart
3) Map
4) Timeline
5) Flowchart
6) Plot
The Back of the Napkin in…
To solve any
complex
Problem…