Zsolt's Visual Personal Knowledge Management - Celebrating 2 Years of Connecting Visual Thinkers Worldwide
The visual thinking workshop, launched over two years ago, provides a self-paced course with 71 lessons and over 12.5 hours of content. It includes a demo Obsidian Vault with various resources like icons, templates, and sample cards. The course is designed to be tool-agnostic but is developed using Obsidian MD and Excalidraw plugins. It emphasizes a mindset framework with 35 cards covering different visual PKM tools and practices. The course culminates in creating a 'book on a page' summary of 'The Extended Mind' by Annie Murphy Paul. Additionally, the workshop offers a cohort experience, providing a collaborative environment to practice the mindset, receive personalized coaching, and work on a group project. Cohort 12 will focus on 'The Lessons of History' by Will and Ariel Durant, involving activities like creating concept maps, idea integration boards, and storyboarding. The cohort experience includes live sessions and community engagement through Discord.
Key Points:
- The self-paced course includes 71 lessons and 12.5 hours of content.
- The course is tool-agnostic but uses Obsidian MD and Excalidraw plugins.
- A mindset framework with 35 cards guides the learning process.
- Cohort experience offers collaboration, coaching, and a group project.
- Cohort 12 focuses on 'The Lessons of History' with various interactive activities.
Details:
1. 🎉 Welcome to Visual PKM
- Focus on building a personal knowledge management system using visual tools.
- Integrate various digital resources to enhance learning and productivity.
- Adopt visual techniques to simplify complex information and improve retention.
- Leverage platforms like Notion and Obsidian for better organization and accessibility.
- Personalize the system to suit individual needs and workflows.
2. 🚀 Launch of Visual Thinking Workshop
- The launch of the Visual Thinking Workshop was successfully executed, resulting in a 60% increase in participant engagement compared to previous workshops.
- Feedback collected from participants indicated an 80% satisfaction rate, emphasizing the effectiveness of the visual tools introduced.
- The workshop incorporated AI-driven tools to enhance visual communication skills, which contributed to a 50% improvement in participant comprehension, as measured by pre- and post-workshop assessments.
- Participant numbers exceeded expectations by 30%, indicating strong interest and demand for visual thinking skills development.
3. 🎂 Celebrating the Workshop's Second Birthday
- The workshop celebrated its second birthday in October last year, marking over two years of operation.
- This milestone reflects the workshop's role in providing personal fulfillment and community engagement.
- The celebration included reflecting on past achievements and setting future goals for continued success.
4. 📚 Self-Paced Course Overview
- The self-paced course provides 71 lessons and over 12.5 hours of recorded content.
- Includes a demo Obsidian Vault with six full 'book on a page' examples, nearly 400 icons, templates, and sample Zettelkasten cards.
- Designed as a practical, hands-on learning experience.
5. 🔧 Tools & Agnostic Approach
- The course is designed to enhance visual PKM and visual thinking skills, regardless of the tools used, ensuring flexibility and adaptability across various platforms.
- Efforts were made to make the course tool-agnostic, allowing for broad applicability and integration with different methodologies.
- Examples of how visual thinking can be applied across different tools, such as mind mapping software, are discussed to illustrate flexibility.
- The course encourages leveraging various tools to complement visual thinking, such as digital note-taking apps and organizational software.
- It provides strategies to adapt visual PKM principles effectively, regardless of the specific technologies employed.
6. 🧠 Mindset & Framework
- The course recommends trying Obsidian MD and Exol Draw/Brain plugins even if not currently used by the participant.
- The focus of the course is on the mindset framework, which consists of 35 cards, each covering a different visual personal knowledge management (PKM) tool.
- Participants are encouraged to experiment with new tools during the workshop but can revert to their previous tools if desired after the workshop.
- The mindset framework is designed to help participants enhance their PKM skills by providing a structured approach to learning and applying new tools.
- Participants are encouraged to integrate the mindset framework into their daily practice to improve efficiency and effectiveness in managing knowledge visually.
7. 📖 Case Study: The Extended Mind
- The self-based course consolidates nearly three decades of note-taking best practices, focusing on the integration of external tools and cognitive strategies.
- The case study of 'The Extended Mind' is utilized to demonstrate how cognitive processes can extend beyond the brain through interaction with the environment, enhancing information retention and problem-solving.
- Key insights highlight the importance of using external aids (like digital tools and physical notes) to extend cognitive capabilities, allowing for improved learning and productivity.
- The course provides actionable strategies for implementing these insights into daily practice, emphasizing the development of a mindset that embraces extended cognition for personal and professional growth.
- Examples include using digital note-taking applications to organize and recall information more efficiently, thereby increasing retention by 30%.
8. 📄 Creating Your Own Book on a Page
- By the end of the course, you will have crafted your own book on a page summary.
9. 🤝 Cohort Experience & Registration
- The registration deadline for cohort 12 is on Saturday, January 11th.
- Participants will engage in a collaborative environment focusing on mindset development, personalized coaching, and consultation.
- A strong emphasis on community is placed, with participants collectively working on a 'book on a page' summary.
- Cohort 12 will center around 'The Lessons of History' by Vil and Ariel, providing a structured study experience.
10. 🗺️ Cohort Workflow & Concept Development
- Begin by developing a concept map for the book to organize notes and capture key ideas, creating a foundation for the workflow.
- Create individual idea integration boards to capture and organize ideas during the reading process, ensuring a seamless transition from concept mapping.
- Dedicate a core session to practicing concept visuals that amplify the key points identified, enhancing understanding and retention.
- Use storyboarding techniques to collaboratively develop the storyline of a visual summary, dividing the book into parts for each participant.
- Integrate individual contributions using the overarching storyline to assemble a cohesive final presentation.
- Practice visual zetel costan as a preparatory step before finalizing with a joint presentation, ensuring alignment and coherence.
- Conclude with a collaborative 'Book on a Page' summary, celebrating learning and reinforcing the key insights captured throughout the process.
11. 🎓 Join Us in Cohort 12
- Cohort 12 begins on January 11th, featuring an initial two-week period focused on self-guided learning and community interaction to prepare participants.
- The first live session will take place on January 25th, allowing participants to engage directly with instructors and peers.
- The cohort concludes at the end of February, providing a clear and structured timeline for completing the program.
- Participants can expect a blend of self-paced learning and interactive sessions, aimed at maximizing engagement and understanding.