Blog posts
- October 20, 2023The concept of computational efficiency helps to explain why diagrams can be so effective.
- June 9, 2023Three more examples of reading routes in non-fiction books that help readers find their way around more effectively.
- May 23, 2023Content structure maps can help readers understand how all the different parts of a non-fiction book fit together.
- March 2, 2023The model can be used to understand how knowledge is structured hierarchically and how to approach the structuring of content.
- January 18, 2023An introduction to knowledge structures, the different types and why the concept is important.
- November 21, 2022Books are composed of multiple elements organised across multiple levels of detail and importance. This has important implications for authors.
- May 14, 2022Why it's so important for authors to highlight key passages in their books.
- February 5, 2022My 4-page contribution to Oliver Caviglioli's book 'Dual Coding with Teachers'
- July 19, 2021Eight examples of reading routes in non-fiction books that help readers find their way around more efficiently.
- July 10, 2019How Simon Singh's book Big Bang uses multi-level content.
- June 5, 2019An explanation of the benefits of summaries and a response to Iain McGilchrist's criticism of them.
- October 25, 2018Andrew Abela uses multi-level summaries as a critical part of his book.
- September 29, 2018An article on the power that diagrams have to enhance communication.
- September 3, 2018An example of a visually-structured summary.
- August 15, 2018Christopher Alexander has written a book with three explicit knowledge levels to help readers understand his ideas more easily.
- June 22, 2018A paper about the importance of knowledge structures and multi-level content.
- April 12, 2017A paper on how non-fiction books can be made easier to understand, remember and act on.
- March 13, 2017A visual summary of Tim Shipman's book 'All Out War'.
- December 8, 2016A blog post about the explanatory power of causal landscapes.