Reflection - Visualization

Challenge

From time to time I have to engage family members and friends to certain vacation

tours.  Many often they are not familiar with and even have no idea on the cities or

places which I am persuading them to visit.  To allow them to imagine and feel that

the cities or places are nice to visit, visualization is a useful tool I have chosen to use.

Selection

Vacation tours often involve sight-seeing, joining traditional or local festive events,

having nice meals, etc.  We all know that the best part of all these activities are

words alone cannot describe them good enough.  Visualization of the situation

would provide them with a much better understanding.

Application

I started by showing them the city to be visited on google map, so that they can

easily visualize whether we are flying to the other side of the earth or just travelling a

short distance just across the border.

I showed pictures of how people at that place dress outdoor during the season we

are travelling instead of simply telling them that the weather is going to be hot in the

afternoon, drizzles in the evening etc.

The itinerary is displayed in a flow diagram while each stop will be supplemented

with pictures showing what the place is like.  And pictures of food and restaurants

will also allow them to visualize how certain dishes look like.

Insight

Visualization is all about images.  Applying it to an itinerary will provide a much

better understanding.  Possibility of having different expectation within the group is

thus minimized.

Approach

I learned from visualization do provide a focal point of discussion and align our

understanding of a certain information among the group.  It is most useful in

situation where the discussion topic are abstract or difficult to explain or maybe

words itself aren’t good enough for explanation, for example – discussion on how to

decorate your new home.


Reflection - Visualization Challenge From time to time I have to engage family members and friends to certain vacation tours . Many often they are not familiar with and even have no idea on the cities or places which I am persuading them to visit . To allow them to imagine and feel that the cities or places are nice to visit , visualization is a useful tool I have chosen to use . Selection Vacation tours often involve sight - seeing , joining traditional or local festive events , having nice meals , etc . We all know that the best part of all these activities are words alone can not describe them good enough . Visualization of the situation would provide them with a much better understanding . Application I started by showing them the city to be visited on google map , so that they can easily visualize whether we are flying to the other side of the earth or just travelling a short distance just across the border . I showed pictures of how people at that place dress outdoor during the season we are travelling instead of simply telling them that the weather is going to be hot in the afternoon , drizzles in the evening etc . The itinerary is displayed in a flow diagram while each stop will be supplemented with pictures showing what the place is like . And pictures of food and restaurants will also allow them to visualize how certain dishes look like . Insight Visualization is all about images . Applying it to an itinerary will provide a much better understanding . Possibility of having different expectation within the group is thus minimized . Approach I learned from visualization do provide a focal point of discussion and align our understanding of a certain information among the group . It is most useful in situation where the discussion topic are abstract or difficult to explain or maybe words itself are n’t good enough for explanation , for example – discussion on how to decorate your new home .