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The Theory of Infinitely Zoomable Page (IZP)

Are you facing tough problems? Are you looking for breakthrough solutions regarding products, services, processes, and strategies? Do you want to achieve significant business and personal growth? Are you dissatisfied with brainstorming and other tools for generating ideas and strategies?

If you have any of the above questions, then the Theory of Infinitely Zoomable Page (IZP) is for you. The Theory of IZP is a methodology that combines the be… Continue

SWOT Analysis is a classic technique for evaluating situations and assessing the impacts of actions. However, nearly all SWOT Analysis is textual. I recently saw a blog posting on Fred Wilson's Blog (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2008/10/a-swot-analysis.html). The article was posted by Krassen Dimitrov with the caption: "A SWOT Analysis on America." Dimitrov's SWOT Analysis certainly needs much debate and validation. However, I've decided to translate the contents into a visual format not only to faci… Continue

In 1989, Stephen Covey published the worldwide bestseller, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." The book became a classic text for personal, principle-based leadership and development. In 2004, Covey published "The 8th Habit," a book that focuses on personal expression, creativity, and sharing of knowledge. The presented Project Storyboard visually summarizes all of the habits in Covey's books. The Project Storyboard could be used as a poster, checklist, or worksheet on being highly effect… Continue

I'm always looking for ways to illustrate use of the Project Storyboard. Today, I discovered a blog that was written by Jun Auza: "15 Great Quotes from Torvalds and Stallmann." In the website containing Auza's article, I read further quotes from Richard Stallman and Linus Torwalds, two pioneers of the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement. After reading the quotations, I decided to prepare Quotations Storyboard for each person.

Below are the prepared Quotations Storyboards.… Continue

The Workflow Diagram of the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology is central to understanding and successfully implementing the system. However, the flowchart appears visually complex and difficult to understand.

The Waterfall Model follows the principles of GTD's Workflow Diagram but presents a visually simpler approach to getting things done. In addition, the Waterfall Model is presented on a Project Storyboard so that the Waterfall Storyboard could be used as both a checklist and worksheet i… Continue