Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

Animal welfare improved because someone noticed the shadows on the floor. Most people walked right over them. Visual thinkers see the details that cause the fear.

“The verbal mind and the visual mind can complement each other.”

Collaboration works best when a verbal person and a visual person team up. One explains the vision. The other makes sure the machine doesn't explode.

Object visualizers can see a 3D model in their head and rotate it. They don't need a computer to find the design flaw. They just see it.

“Being different is not being less.”

Labeling kids as disordered ignores their specific genius. Many people with autism have the exact eyes we need for the future.