{"id":1905,"date":"2018-09-29T08:39:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T08:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.francismiller.com\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2023-06-26T12:04:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:04:25","slug":"power-of-diagrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.francismiller.com\/power-of-diagrams\/","title":{"rendered":"The power of diagrams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1930 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.francismiller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/explanation_diagram.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"126\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 455px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 455\/126;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francismiller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/explanation_diagram.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"126\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I have\u00a0just written a new article about the power diagrams have to enhance communication.<\/p>\n<p>The article looks at four aspects of diagrams that show their explanatory power:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>communicating the big picture<\/li>\n<li>communicating the essence of ideas<\/li>\n<li>communicating complexity<\/li>\n<li>making processes more tangible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more here &#8211; 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