A pyramid is a powerful and easily understood metaphor for things building upon each other.  Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the most popular of these metaphors:           Since then, perhaps because of the familiarity of Maslow, the pyramid has  been used to explain other systems, like Stephen P Anderson’s     😡🤬 … Continue reading Explaining Systems with Pyramids →

Often, a person working with a complex system will have to turn to drawing to understand and communicate. Words cannot explain systems alone.  Koster’s work to help people understand the dynamics of games is fascinating and illustrative. Game Grammar  

Part One: Rendering Relationships Pencil Me In, my book on visual thinking, is available! Yay! I’m gone a little crazy for concept models. It started with when I wrote, How to Make a Concept Model, and then when I followed up with Five Models for Making Sense of Complex Systems. They are sometimes called Conceptual … Continue reading A Visual Vocabulary for Concept Models →