Some of the expert elicitation stuff I’ve read recommends having experts draw distributions for some uncertain variable, then show each other their distributions, and then talk about why they did what they did- this’ll often reveal where they have different information quickly and easily, and this works much better than having them compare point estimates or verbal descriptions.
Similarly, drawing causal models and Bayes nets of situations seems like an easy visual representation of things that may be difficult to quickly convey verbally.
What sort of things are you imagining communicating?
I’m imagining something less precise. Betty Edwards describes running corporate training seminars where she helped groups in corporations address their work problems, starting with drawing exercises and then using drawing to describe the problems they’re working on. She reports:
The results of the seminars have been sometimes startling, sometimes almost amusing in terms of the obviousness of engendered solutions. An example of a startling result was a surprising revelation experienced by the group working on the chemical problem. It turned out that the group had so enjoyed their special status and favored position and they were so intrigued by the fascinating problem that they were in no hurry to solve it. Also, solving the problem would mean breaking up the group and returning to more humdrum work. All this showed up clearly in their drawings. …
Another surprising result came in response to the question about customer relations. Participants’ drawings in that seminar were consistently complex and detailed. Nearly every drawing represented customers as small objects floating in large empty spaces. Areas of great complexity excluded these small objects. The ensuing discussion clarified the group’s (unconscious) indifference toward and inattention to customers. …
I’m not sure exactly what’s happening in these examples, but I think this might fall under “communicating with the emotional brain” or something like it.
Some of the expert elicitation stuff I’ve read recommends having experts draw distributions for some uncertain variable, then show each other their distributions, and then talk about why they did what they did- this’ll often reveal where they have different information quickly and easily, and this works much better than having them compare point estimates or verbal descriptions.
Similarly, drawing causal models and Bayes nets of situations seems like an easy visual representation of things that may be difficult to quickly convey verbally.
What sort of things are you imagining communicating?
I’m imagining something less precise. Betty Edwards describes running corporate training seminars where she helped groups in corporations address their work problems, starting with drawing exercises and then using drawing to describe the problems they’re working on. She reports:
I’m not sure exactly what’s happening in these examples, but I think this might fall under “communicating with the emotional brain” or something like it.