Visual Thinking

Ideas don’t live in isolation - they cluster, branch, and cross-pollinate. Here you’ll find curated gems, expert perspectives, and tools for visual thinking: concept maps, graph views, backlinks, and infinite canvases.


💎 Gems


👥 Experts

Jorge Arango

Architectural thinking for information


🔗 Sources

Learning With Concept and Knowledge Maps: A Meta-Analysis

Meta‑analysis across 55 studies: concept/knowledge maps improved post‑test performance.

How I Write My Books with Jorge Arango - Sketch Your Mind Conference, 2025

Structured yet flexible process for writing non-fiction books


🧰 Tools

Apple Freeform

Quick spatial clustering on an infinite canvas

Miro

Team mapping and grouping at scale

Canvas Plugin (Obsidian)

Connect notes on a canvas inside your vault

TheBrain

Visual knowledge graphing and discovery