With an interesting twist on the Fresh Ideas strategy “Draw It Forward,” Chip Conley crafted simple formulas to illustrate universal truths, creating a “visual lexicon for mastering your life challenges.”

For example:

Regret         =  Disappointment + Responsibility

Jealousy     =   Mistrust – Self Esteem

Authenticity =   Self Awareness X Courage

Happiness   =   Wanting What You Have / Having What You Want

Wisdom       =   the square root of Experience

What formulas (+ – / X = ) could you play with to capture relationships between the forces at work within your challenge?

This graphic of The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions is so clearly informative it now appears in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

What could you understand better by drawing a visual map of it?

Thanks to Matt Might for this insightful example of the Fresh Ideas strategy ‘Draw It Forward‘ in play.

Frank Chimero is a graphic designer, illustrator, teacher, writer, and all around creative person from Portland, Oregon.

His “How to Have an Idea” packs a lot of insight into a great example of how simple and useful the Fresh Ideas strategy ‘Draw It Forward’ can be.

Look and learn here.

Subscribers to the Fresh Ideas coaching series will recognize the Draw It Forward strategy at play.