People who don’t think visually often have a hard time imagining the mental lives of those who do. By thinking, I mean conscious planning, problem-solving, imagining, and reminiscing. Most mental ...

Jonathan Flombaum brings up a scene re-enacted in hardware stores every weekend. Someone confidently selects a can of touch-up paint for a hallway or bedroom wall, returns home— and finds it doesn't ...

Unfortunately, visual thinking is frequently seen in education as unsophisticated because it doesn’t conform to the dominant textual paradigm. This creates a natural handicap when it comes to ...

Temple Grandin has never stopped following—and driving—the research on what makes minds tick. In both professional and popular circles, she is the voice on visual thinking. Have you ever asked ...

Shaun Nolan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

We live in a language-dominated world that tends to sideline visual thinkers, screening them out at school and passing over them in the workplace - even though visual thinkers constitute a far greater ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it a thousand times: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Recent research suggests that ...

Temple Grandin, the best-selling author and scientist, has expanded our understanding of autism and neurodiversity through her scholarship and life journey. Join The Post’s Frances Stead Sellers for a ...

Interestingly, people good at verbal thinking often score about average on object and spatial thinking tests. Only those who excel at object or spatial thinking fare poorly on tests that demand other ...