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
Added by Rod on February 9, 2009 at 11:59am —
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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
Added by Rod on October 5, 2008 at 10:36am —
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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
Added by Rod on October 4, 2008 at 12:47pm —
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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
Added by Rod on September 23, 2008 at 12:22pm —
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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
Added by Rod on September 22, 2008 at 1:54pm —
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1-Page Life Management is an application of the Project Storyboard tool to the challenge of becoming more successful in life. 1-Page Life Management is a simple but powerful framework that combines ideas from as well as simplifies the work of David Allen's "Getting Things Done (GTD)," Stephen Covey's "The 8th Habit," and Rhonda Byrne's (Ed.) "The Secret."
Below is the set of slides giving an overview of the tool of 1-Page Life Management.
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Added by Rod on September 22, 2008 at 1:10pm —
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What does one need in order to consistently and quickly produce high quality writing?
One way to improve one's writing skills is to constantly use visual organizers or templates to organize ideas. Th e-book below contains over 50 Project Storyboards to facilitate the writing of essays, stories, and speeches.
Project Storyboards for the General Writer -… Continue
Added by Rod on September 18, 2008 at 11:46pm —
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The 21st Century is undoubtedly producing a world where everything is being connected to everything. One result is that our lives are becoming more complex and difficult to manage. People are simply overwhelmed by workload and 'stuff.' And time never seems to be enough. So, what skills do we need to survive with delight in the 21st century?
The Project Storyboard, which is presented below, shows 8 roles that people must master in order to be successful.
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Added by Rod on September 18, 2008 at 11:27pm —
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Many methodologies exist for continuously improving the quality of products and services in business. The Theory of Constraints (ToC), which was developed by Dr. Eli Goldratt, is one of the most effective approaches for delivering results that positively impact the bottom-line. The Theory of Constraints is often applied to improve organizational practices and manufacturing systems. It is nevertheless a generic problem solving methodology that can be applied to any system. One disadvantage of the… Continue
Added by Rod on September 15, 2008 at 1:46pm —
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It's election year in the USA and hardly a minute passes without the TV featuring the presidential candidates. That's a fact of life.
Just a few days ago, I posted some materials on an extremely powerful visual organizer that I call the "Project Storyboard." I'm excited to share uses and ideas regarding the Project Storyboard. Consequently, I've decided to apply the Project Storyboard in featuring the presidential candidates for the 2008 election.
Essentially, I did an image search on Google u… Continue
Added by Rod on September 12, 2008 at 10:31pm —
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It's election year in the USA and hardly a minute passes without the TV featuring the presidential candidates. That's a fact of life.
Just a few days ago, I posted some materials on an extremely powerful visual organizer that I call the "Project Storyboard." I'm excited to share uses and ideas regarding the Project Storyboard. Consequently, I've decided to apply the Project Storyboard in featuring the presidential candidates for the 2008 election.
Essentially, I did an image search on Google u… Continue
Added by Rod on September 12, 2008 at 10:23pm —
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This blog is going to be short. My main purpose is to present the Project Storyboard and get your feedback. I have prepared two presentations for the Project Storyboard tool: one presentation is without notes and exercises while the other presentation contains notes and exercises.
Below is the presentation of the Project Storyboard tool without notes. Should you have any comments or questions, I'd be delighted to hear from you.
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Added by Rod on September 11, 2008 at 11:29am —
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The Project Storyboard is an extremely versatile tool for organizing information. In order to more fully and ubiquitously apply the Project Storyboard, I added some notes and exercises to the original set of slides for the Project Storyboard.
Below is the set of slides as well as notes and exercises on the Project Storyboard.
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Added by Rod on September 11, 2008 at 11:28am —
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The 1-Page Life Management tool is meant to be used everyday. To facilitate accelerated learning and application of the 1-Page Life Management tool, I have added notes and exercises to the original slides on the 1-Page Life Management tool.
Below is the 1-Page Life Management tool with notes and exercises.
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Added by Rod on September 11, 2008 at 11:26am —
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