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BALANCED INTELLIGENCE COMES FROM COMBINING THE VISUAL AND THE VERBAL Many people find it difficult to express ideas and solve problems purely with words. They find it much easier to use diagrams. After the runaway success of The Diagrams Book, Kevin “the diagrams guy” Duncan set himself a new challenge: to try and combine the two. Would it be possible to interweave narrative and visuals to create a helpful guide to sorting stuff out? The Intelligent Work Book does just that. From thinking, doing, working, planning and prioritizing, through to presenting, selling, negotiating, progressing in your career, or just plain fooling around. The result is a practical workbook that anyone can use. INTRODUCTION Seven years ago I noticed that many of my attendees in training were taking notes in a new way – drawing shapes instead of old-fashioned longhand lecture notes. So I wondered how many diagrams there were in my training materials. The answer was 46, so I added 4 more and wrote The Diagrams Book. I had no idea at the time that there was an entire world market in visual thinking. Over time I seem to have become “the diagrams guy.” Versions of the book have now come in from Taiwan, Korea, Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, China, and Hungary, and there is more to come from Russia, and Thailand. So all over the world, it is clear that many find it hard to express themselves and solve problems purely with words. Diagrams and visuals are superb for organising your thinking in so many ways. So my next challenge was to try and combine the two. Would it be possible to interweave narrative and visuals to create a guide to sorting stuff out? This is my attempt to do just that: The Intelligent Work Book. In my opinion, balanced intelligence comes from combining the power of the visual and the verbal, and the result becomes a practical workbook that anyone can use. From thinking, doing, working, planning and prioritizing, through to presenting, selling, negotiating, progressing in your career, or just plain fooling around. It can be done, so here’s to intelligent work. -
Ideas are the fuel of business - it only takes one good one to make a difference. Distilled into this single, handy-sized volume are 50 of the most useful diagrams and visual techniques, many of which are used by consultants, academics, MBA students and smart managers globally to help them think of and create great ideas. -
SMART THINKING DOESN’T HAVE TO TAKE LONG This book contains 60 pieces of distilled wisdom. Read each piece of advice in one minute, or the whole book in an hour. The sticky note format allows you to use the ideas for personal motivation, or to stimulate teams in meetings. Growth, communication, innovation, creativity, relationships and thinking are all covered. It’s an ideal format for training. It is also out in Spanish, and there is a special Indian edition. Other translation deals currently agreed are in Korean, Thai,and Greek. Inspire yourself and your business with some Smart Thinking. -
Modern business is a blur of jargon with thousands of books all purporting to hold the key to relentless success. The working reality is often very different. This book distills and summarises all the best current thinking in business so that you can become an authority yourself - and quickly. As well as saving hundreds of hours of reading time, the reader is able to grasp ideas accurately, explain them authoritatively to colleagues and avoid being hoodwinked by those who claim to understand a concept when in fact they have got the wrong end of the stick. Books profiled include Nudge, Freakonomics, and Built to Last.
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