The Back of the Napkin : Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (Hardcover)

from StefanNijenhuis

Really like this book. Relates to stuff I'm thinking about right now, so it came at the right moment. Story is nicely built up and has very good examples. It took me little time to read, but it will take some time to get this in my system. This is a technique I definitely want to master. Great.

from EmreSevinc

Compact enough and provides a theoretical framework for creating visuals that will have some real impact on the audience and help them see the 'big picture'. A very nice biograph on visual thinking and exercises is a real plus.

from terriko

A great little book about how to do simple visualizations to better explain your ideas. As someone who loves working in the visual space, this was partially stuff I knew, but with lots of good ideas for taking it to the next level. I found the second half or so bogged down a bit because I didn't ...

from jasonli

"The Back of the Napkin" is long-time consultant Dan Roam's introduction and explanation of his methods of visual problem solving. In it, he lays out several simple frameworks for using basic whiteboard-style drawings to frame and analyze business problems. "The Back of the Napkin" is a breezy re...

from pastorjeffmyers

As I was wrapping up 2008, I read a dozen or more "Best of..." lists regarding business and/or leadership books. Dan Roam's book, The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, was on nearly everyone's Top 10 list so I felt compelled to check it out. Lucky for me, I got...