People Dan Roam
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Dan Roam
Author, visual thinking consultant
Visual thinking expert who helps leaders solve problems with pictures
Why I Follow
Dan proves that anyone can use simple drawings to clarify thinking and communicate ideas. His frameworks make visual problem-solving accessible.
Key Ideas
- 6W framework - Who/What, How Much, Where, When, How, Why
- SQVID - Simple/Elaborate, Quality/Quantity, Vision/Execution, Individual/Comparison, Delta/Status Quo
- Pictures beat words - Visual processing is faster and stickier
- Napkin test - If you can't draw it simply, you don't understand it
When I Reference
- Explaining complex systems visually
- Structuring presentations
- Problem decomposition
- Stakeholder communication