How does Picture Mix work?
Picture Mix helps a visual thinker to weave their thoughts together by looking for ‘holes’ in pictures.
What do you mean by ‘looking for holes’?
It is unlikely that a single picture will express a complete idea, or an entire problem. Life is usually more complicated than that. So when we start with putting a picture in a mix, we look for ‘holes’ in it – ways in which it does not say everything we want to say. This then sets us off looking for more pictures to weave into it, so that together, in the mix, they will more fully express our thought process, or more precisely define the problem we are trying to grapple with.
Are pictures with holes a good thing?
Yes. They are a helpful way to deal with reality, which is often complicated. Picture Mix is for when you are struggling to understand an issue. In your desire to get through the jam, it may occur to you that a picture is incomplete; close to the answer, but not close enough. As you continue to think about the issue and add other images, you may realise what it is that is missing. In this way, Picture Mix can help you to clarify your thinking, and may enable you to see a new/different route to a solution.