Visual Thinking May 2026

: Simple sketches can clarify complex systems by stripping away unnecessary jargon.

: All thinking is perceptual in nature, meaning we "see" ideas as much as we "think" them. VISUAL THINKING

At the base of the mountain, he sketched a small group of stick figures—the team—carrying oversized backpacks labeled "Legacy Data." Halfway up, a bridge was out. He drew a giant, coiled spring on one side of the gap. Above it, a hang glider soared toward a peak glowing with a simple, yellow sun: "The Goal." : Simple sketches can clarify complex systems by

Leo turned his notebook around. "I think we're trying to hike up a mountain with too much old gear," he said, pointing to the sketch. "The bridge is broken because our old servers can't handle the load. We shouldn't try to fix the bridge. We should use the spring—the new API—to launch a 'glider' version. A lightweight beta that gets us to the peak faster." He drew a giant, coiled spring on one side of the gap