Visual thinking, visual language, visual communication. They're terms often used interchangeably to encompass concepts, methods and disciplines such as mind mapping, concept mapping, information and data visualization, information graphics and many more. Regardless of the specific discipline, visual thinking in general has enormous potential to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of communication.
Visual Thinker Spectrum
I believe there are several types of visual thinking and several types of visual thinkers. Some people in the visual thinking world may say 'so what!'. But I think that given the differences there is potential for discord in the community so I think it's important to recognize and appreciate the various ways of visual thinking. The diagram below is my first attempt to classify visual thinkers along a spectrum.
