Thinkery - Open Visual Thinkery

Here is the archive of open visual thinkery in chronological order.

So… how’s it going? (growing a social business)

I wrote this visual poem in 2014 when the social business I had founded (wapisasa) and its vision were struggling – I had completely forgotten about it until I found it in an old sketchbook, and thought I might turn it into something to encourage others. If it resonates with you, let me know!
Lifelong learning

This thought came as a result of an event organised by NIACE, and was comment made by their CEO, David Hughes. I think he has a point…
PLNs

I came across this thought by @tomwhitby thanks to an Aaron Davis blogpost. I found something comforting it that, possibly due to not really having a title these days…
Badge Taxonomy V0.2

This is version two of the Badge Taxonomy – the purpose of which is not to classify rogue badges – but to understand how badges were being used, and help think through badging solutions.
Outbreak of Hope

Here’s another thought emerging from a conversation at @dotcomrades – with reference to the vote for Independence in Scotland. I’m fascinated by hope – as its relationship with strong leadership…
We are Open!

I came this Laura Hilliger blog post, and this simple message jumped into my head…
A Guide to British Weather

This is my understanding of British Weather. As an Irishman, I’m perfectly qualified to make such judgements…
3DCV

I really liked this idea from the Education Design Lab blog post Are Badges College Ready?. What would a 3D CV look like? What might elevate one achievement over another? Open Badges provide the underlying mechanism, but the value of a badge depends on multiple factors.
CAST – Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology

I’m big fans of Kieron Kirkland and Dan Such – both ex Nominet Trust – and their desire to see the world changed. CAST is their new venture…
An Organic Teaching Routine

I met @urban_teacher recently and he asked me to apply a visual metaphor to his teaching routine. I’m not sure if the metaphor of growing stuff is the most appropriate, but it captures the essence behind the various stages of the process. Here’s a sketch of where I started: And here is the result…
Planning Buckets for Scope

I created this image to go with Doug Belshaw’s blogpost on “Setting an Agile School Rhythm” …
Know – Do – Reflect

Doug Belshaw suggested we take a Know – Do – Reflect approach in the building of an Open Badges 101 course, which triggered this geeky coding thought 🙂