Archive for the ‘VizThink 08’ Category
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
As you may have noticed in our earlier post today, June 25th is VizThink's one-year anniversary. One of the questions we get most often is, "How did VizThink get started?". So, we thought this might be a good time to re-tell that story:
The story begins quite a while before June ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
We always expected that there would be immergence at the conference, though during planning we weren't sure exactly how it would show up. Sure, we thought that groups would get together, new relationships would be built, and new ideas would be formed. We also knew that people would be open ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
At VizThink '08, Dave Gray gave a 12-minute segment on How to Draw a Stick Figure. Karl Gude has continued that thought with 3 more videos on How to Draw a Human Eye, How to Draw in Two-Point Perspective, and How to Draw a Ball and a Cone. He promises ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
This past week, Tom had the opportunity to do an interview with Rodolfo Carpintier from Baquia TV while in Madrid, Spain. In these 3 short (less than 5 minutes each) video clips, we discuss the recent San Francisco event, the European event this fall, and the future of the VizThink ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
As promised, the official photos and videos have been posted to the wiki. You can start your exploration at the conference wiki page at http://wiki.vizthink.com. The pictures are linked at the top of the page. The videos can be found on each of the 4 general session pages along with ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Day number two in Rome and my legs are already exhausted. Thankfully (in an odd sort of way) many of the things I still want to see are closed on Sunday.
Most of Saturday was focused on a tour of the Forum, the Colosseum, and the Palatino. As our team somewhat ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
We just starting to gather and analyze all of the feedback from VizThink '08, and we've got to say we're humbled by the overwhelming support. We thought it might be interesting to show some of the results from our final activity of the conference. Matt Homann led the final exercise ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Many thanks to our sponsors for making this event a huge success. We tried several new things such as the opening night reception, staging the exhibit area in the general session hall, and offering a bingo game with prizes from the various sponsors. Here are various companies, prizes, and winners:
Company
Give ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
We want to sincerely thank the 396 facilitators and attendees of VizThink '08. We are truly gratified by all of the positive energy and feedback from each of you. We'll be launching a survey today to all attendees to get your overall opinion about the conference.
We've been getting a lot ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Over 350 of your colleagues are now registered for VizThink '08. With just over 6 days left until the opening reception, the final plans are coming into place for the event. There's still time to register to reserve your space at this exciting event. To register, go to:
http://www.vizthink.com/registration.html
See you in ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
I'm very excited to announce that VisualsSpeak is exhibiting at VizThink '08 in San Francisco. Over the last 6 or 7 months, I've gotten to know Christine who's in charge of the creative path and marketing direction for VisualsSpeak. If you're a regular follower of this blog, you've gotten to know ...
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
With 347 of your colleageus registered, we're just about 1 week away from the first pre-conference sessions. It's almost time to start counting in hours as we put all of the final details in place.
Today is the final day for our room block at the Westin Market Street. So, make your ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
Over 325 people are registered for VizThink '08 in San Francisco. One of the most diverse visual thinking conferences ever held, this exciting event is only 2 weeks away. Your colleagues are coming from all of the world, representing over 21% of the attendees. The pre-conference sessions for both Dave Gray & Karl Gude ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The hotel just extended our special conference rate of $229 per night to this Friday, January 18th. There are only a few rooms left at this rate, so be sure to get your room now. Here's the link for the hotel's reservations:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0707252838&key=151CB
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
We're very excited about the upcoming event in San Francisco. It's only 18 days away, and we now have over 300 people registered for the event. There's still space available, but don't delay. Register now to join your colleagues in this unique event!
Reserve your space now at:
http://www.vizthink.com/registration.html
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Be sure to get your hotel reservation today! The special rate of $229/night ends in just over 48 hours. Without this discount, rates jump to $20 more for the least expensive room to over $100 more for comparible rooms.
To get your hotel room now:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0707252838&key=151CB
To register for the conference:
http://www.vizthink.com/registration.html
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
We've got a broad range of people coming to the conference, including a few students from our field. Patrick is a Human Computer Interaction student at Iowa State University doing research on computer-based tools to help with visual communication. He's already attending the conference under our special student rate, but wants ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
The full conference guide is available for download now. You will get a physical copy in your welcome packet and even more detailed information is available on the wiki. However, the guide is a convenient location to find out all the essentials for the conference.
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Registrations are growing quickly for VizThink '08 with only 3 weeks to go before the opening reception. The pre-conference sessions and the special museum tours are close to selling out. So, be sure to register this week in order to reserve your spot. Register now at:
http://www.vizthink.com/registration.html
Also, the hotel room block ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Our special hotel rate of $229 at the Westin Market Street was just extended until January 11, 2008. This rate will not be extended after that date and the room block will be released to the general public. There are several all city events going on that week and rooms are ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Here is our 3rd in an ongoing series of podcasts on visual thinking. This week's topic was graphic recording and faciliation with industry veterans Eileen Clegg and Christine Valenza. During the example-filled call, we use their 5 R's (Relationships, Resonance, Rest, Reflection, and Relevance) as a framework to discussion how graphic ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Today we did our first VizThink podcast. The topic was Idea Mapping, and we were honored to have idea mapping experts Jamie Nast, author of the book Idea Mapping, and Susi Watson, Creative Director at For Balance.
Duration: 32 minutes, 10 seconds
Topics Covered:
What is idea mapping?
How does idea mapping compare and ...
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
Over 200 of your colleagues are registered for VizThink '08. Over of half of our 30 breakout sessions are unique hands on opportunities to learn new techniques and work with some of the best in visual thinking. Have you registered yet? Be sure to register now (http://www.vizthink.com/registration.html) to reserve your space at this ...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Does your boss want to know why you should come to VizThink '08? Are you wondering that yourself? Well, we're practicing what we preach and have put together this visual explanation of a few of the problems we're going to help you solve, how we're going to do it, and what you'll ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
The draft breakout schedule for VizThink '08 has just been released. You can check it out including dates, times, session descriptions, facilitator bios, and how the session will be run. In the next week, we'll be adding indicators for "tracks" or "categories" to make your search for the right session ...
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