May
09
The Five Minute Flowchart
Posted under Productivity, Tools
Similar to MindMapping, there is flowcharting. But flowcharting can be expensive if you want to buy the software necessary to do it. Plus you have to learn how to use it if you don’t know how. There is now a simple way you can do it from the comfort of your own desk for the investment of a few sheets of business card stock. The site Success Begins Today has uploaded a template you can use.
Years ago I had a job where I used the program Visio to create flowcharts. The program was in its early stages but the power of organization was wonderful. I could move the shapes anywhere I wanted and I could easily see the workflow that I was after. The nice thing was the ability to quickly move things around.
That is the power of the, “Five Minute Flowchart.” Print a half dozen business card flowchart sheets, break them apart, grab a Sharpie, and have fun. You’ll soon have a business card flowchart on your desk. Then you can start moving things around.
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These could be especially useful for meetings when affixed to magnets (like items 470708 & 470690 from Staples).
Personally, I have always just used Post-it notes. Printing out sheets of symbols on business cards seems overkill. With the yellow sticky pads you can arrange them on your desk or on a whiteboard for a meeting / process brainstorming session.