1. Do you think that the bridge can be built not only from "Logical thinking" to "Visuals" but also from "Visuals" to "Logical thinking"?A: Of course, it is possible to go two-way while re-bridging the gap. However, in the presentation, I chose the one-way metaphor ("Logical Thinking" to "Visuals") because the graduation project is focused on Visual Thinking in "Business Sessions" in which participants are usually business-oriented minds. The participants are used to think logically with numbers and facts, and Visual Thinkers in the sessions is to free their imagination by appealing and profound drawings. So the process of Visual Thinking in business sessions is more inclined with the way, from "Logical thinking" to "Visuals".
2. Can you explain the role of humor in Visual Thinkers' drawings?
A: No doubts that humor is a very important factor in Visual Thinking. Visual Thinkers can use it to attract people's first attention. This is also a good catalyst to ease the tension in sessions. And, therefore, participants can feel easier to think wilder and further than usual. This could be a trigger for creativity. However, humor should not be the only factor in the drawings. If the drawings are with no inspiration to participants' issue, people will not take them seriously.
3. Do you think there is a learning problem to think visually, for people who are used to think logically with facts and rules or for people who are trained to think creatively? Maybe we can design a tool to solve the problem.
A: I think there is no such a learning problem for anyone no matter what your background is. We, human beings, as Greek philosophers said, are born naturally to think with visions, such as when you are driving on the street, when you are playing chess with your friend, when the soccer coach is explaining the strategy.. etc. So indeed everyone are already visual thinkers. The issue only lies that It seems that visual thinking is a privilege for certain people. This stereotype compromises people's nature to think visually. The tools and techniques are already defined and designed well by plenty of scholars and practitioners. What we need now is actually to eliminate the stereotype and help people to be confident with their visual thinking nature,
4. What do you think about the applications of modern technology in Visual Thinking?
A: The applications is a still virgin territory in Visual Thinking. I do think there will be a lot of potential to apply the edgy multiple-media technology in Visual Thinking sessions, for example, to demonstrate instant drawings in front of a crowd, or to allow multiple people draw together on the same drawing remotely. I think, if the originality and freestyle of human strokes can be preserved well and shared instantly with people, any kinds of technology can be helpful for Visual Thinking in sessions.
5. What are the differences between architects and Visual Thinkers?
A: On the one hand, architects are of course thinking visually when they are developing their designs, and they are usually a process of individual visual thinking. On the other hand, Visual Thinkers in sessions are like the hands of the participants to draw their ideas or imagination vividly and instantly. They assist session participants to think visually in a group phenomena. So basically architects and Visual Thinkers all take advantages of the creativity of instant drawings in developing new concepts. The only difference is that architects perform an individual process of visual thinking, while Visual Thinkers perform a group process of visual thinking.
