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It Isn’t Nothing,It’s A Creative OutletOr, You Only Call It That Because That’s The Word For It

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All this talk of inspirational links I’m an artist first, a web professional second I come from a long line of artistic folk:

– Teachers– Designers– Photographers– Phone doodlers

Personal inspiration: marks on paper

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According to Sunni Brown, there’s never been a positive definition of “doodle”

Current dictionary definition:– To scribble absentmindedly; engage in idle activity; dawdle; a

rough drawing made absentmindedly. Sunni’s proposed definition:

– To make spontaneous marks to help yourself think

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Doodling… Engages more of your brain than listening alone

– Increased focus– Better retention

Can tap into your subconscious Allows creative problem solving – finding ways around

creative roadblocks

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Four modalities of absorbing information

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– To successfully retain info, a learner must engage two of

the four, or one plus a strong emotion

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Doodling engages all four modalities plus the opportunity for an emotional response

Doodlers have been shown to have better retention than non-doodlers

Doodling can be extremely helpful in situations with high info density, where retention is key

But… how to incorporate it?

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Doodling can– Help the visually-minded process information, organize thoughts,

and solve problems– Improve focus and retention– Serve as an outlet for the subconscious– Lead to great art and design

Use with care – make sure everyone in the meeting isn’t there to see what you draw

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Sunni’s TED talk, “Doodlers Unite!”http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/#2AA4EB8

The Doodle Revolutionhttp://sunnibrown.com/doodlerevolution– Manifesto– Doodle Revolutionary’s Toolkit– Examples

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