Visual Mapping

  In the Sketchnote Army podcast , Mike Rohde sits down with bestselling author and visual thinking pioneer Dan Roam to explore a fascinating career that weaves together art, science, and the power of   transforming confusion into clarity .  From Childhood Doodles to Professional Clarity Long before Dan Roam became a visual strategist, drawing was his refuge. What started as a coping mechanism evolved into a profound professional insight: visual thinking isn't merely an art form, it's a methodology for solving real problems. The Unexpected Marriage of Science and Art During his university years, Roam uncovered something that would become central to his life's work: the visual language underlying both artistic composition and organic chemistry speaks the same language. Proportion, structure, balance—the principles guiding a masterpiece also structure a molecule.  It was a revelation. Rather than choose between his passions, Roam designed an unconventional...