Listen "MindMap Travel Journal with Eva-Lotta Lamm"
Episode Synopsis
Before you go any further with this episode, check out both:Jono's mindmap travel journal from 7 months traveling in Central America, South East Asia, and South Africa, andEva-Lotta Lamm's sketchnotes from her 14-month world trip.With the help of visual thinking expert Eva-Lotta Lamm, in this episode we discuss how using techniques like sketch-noting and mind-mapping can enrich travel experiences, offer a deeper connection to the moment, and create engaging and memorable journals. Eva-Lotta shares her professional journey from UX designer to visual thinking consultant and provides practical tips for anyone looking to enhance their note-taking and journaling skills, no matter their drawing ability. The discussion covers the concept of improvisation in drawing, the benefits of using a pen instead of pencils to avoid early editing, the freedom of mind mapping compared to linear note-taking, and the guest's personal experiences with sketch noting during her 14-month global odyssey. Further information and links"The Godfather" of Sketch-noting - Mike RohdeMind-mapping guru - Tony BuzanImprovisation coach - Dan KleinExternal links to Eva-Lotta's work and classesYogaNotesEvaLotta.shop Instagram accountPragmatic Sketching MasterclassLittle People BasicsLittle People PairsPodcast Summary00:00 Introduction01:27 Meet Eva-Lotta Lamm02:23 Eva-Lotta's Career Journey05:09 Mind Map Travel Journals06:08 The Art of Visual Note-Taking07:37 The Evolution of Sketch Notes15:16 The Power of Analogies in Sketching21:01 Creating Mind Map Travel Journals27:48 Capturing Emotions in Sketches28:40 Travel Sketching Experiences30:20 The Concept of Aphantasia31:55 Improvisation in Sketching34:58 Analog vs Digital Sketching38:51 The Joy of Travel Journals40:46 Encouraging Visual Thinking44:41 Overcoming the Fear of Drawing52:33 Eva-Lotta's Teaching and Projects54:01 Conclusion and Farewell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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