This is my presentation from a panel at SXSW called 'Shift Happens: Moving from Words to Pictures' with Dan Roam, Dave Gray and Lee LeFever. It shows samples of visual thinking and notes some of the benefits.
12. Benefits of Visual Thinking
BUILD
SUPPORT ENHANCE
CONSENSUS
DECISION
PROBLEM
MAKING
SOLVING
INCREASE
SAVE HUMAN
COMPREHENSION
TELL A RESOURCES
& INFORMATION
COMPELLING
RETENTION &CAPITAL
STORY
*Adapted from Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century by Robert E. Horn.