As a kid I loved Sunday Morning on CBS; it was always interesting and still is. Sunday is my running day, so I don’t get to watch it as much as I used to. Either way, here is an episode that I missed . . . “The Higher Purpose of Doodling” and I can relate. I use doodling for a variety of reasons: I use it to get clarity around a concept, I use it to relax, I use it to communicate ideas with others and get their refinement of them, I use it to map complex systems for companies, I use it to run innovation games for business, I use it to get insight on something puzzling me. -Sunni Brown
I have always been that doodler in class, at work, or just waiting around, but I remember either getting dirty looks or even scolded by teachers. Was I aware that it helped me? Not at all, but I am now. I doodle even more, but I am still aware of my audience who might not see it the same way.
Under no circumstances should doodling be eradicated from a classroom or a boardroom or even the war room. On the contrary, doodling should be leveraged in precisely those situations where information density is very high and the need for processing that information is very high. -Sunni Brown
On a side note, I tell my students to draw / sketch everyday, it is a powerful tool to have no matter what industry you end up in. Sometimes it is like pulling teeth, to get them to draw but I truly feel it is important. Share this video with them, it might give them a little push . . . GET DOODLING ~Cornell
