Clear Thinking on a Mac

Windows and Linux users

This presentation is written around Mac third party software and is presented using these packages. The subject is what to use diagramming software for, not how to use particular packages, so Windows users of MS Visio will have no difficulty with the concepts and applying the techniques. Linux users report that Dia is a similar tool, though not as extensive or polished as Visio and Omnigraffle.

Are you a linear thinker or a visual thinker? Do you make lists and outlines or sketch Boxes, Blobs, Lines and Arrows? Fortunately the Mac is great for either and it becomes a totally extreme thinking tool when the two are combined.

The Secret Language of Diagrams can increase the speed and depth of understanding
of relationships, processes, and areas of business activity. They are just as helpful in
discovering how things work as they are at documenting how things work. Two Mac
third party applications: Curio and OmniGraffle can help anyone make ideas visible.

This talk covers:
How to use diagrams to organize and present information.
How the right kind of diagram can break writer’s block and move any assignment ahead.
How to quickly assess any business diagram and judge its value.
How to draw diagrams when you can’t draw.

Time: 30-40 minutes plus Q&A = about 50-60 minutes. Inspirational and empowerment presentation for employee orientation, member enrichment programs, executive retreats.

Copyright 2007 by AGLA