VISUAL THINKING by Temple Grandin is subtitled “The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.” The best-selling author and speaker explores those issues as well as the many reasons to more actively encourage visual thinking skills. Grandin will be discussing her new book – in person and via Zoom – this Thursday, October 20 at Evanston High School during a program sponsored by Family Action Network. Details are here. She is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and has written extensively about animals and about neurodiversity; her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, was made into an award winning film. In this new text, Grandin contrasts those who think primarily verbally with visual thinkers, themselves further sub-divided into spatial (abstract patterns) and object (pictures/images) visualizers. Verbal thinkers tend to be more linear in their thought process while Grandin argues that visual thinkers are more associative and that society and our economy would benefit from valuing their technical skills more highly. Roughly thirty percent of the book includes references from researchers, behavioral scientists, engineers, social commentators, entrepreneurs, and educators. Look for VISUAL THINKING on the Library shelves and add what is sure to be a fascinating talk to your calendar now!
Related text: Fixed by Amy E. Herman.
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