reThink: How you think, work and thrive

Nicki Hambleton
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reThink: How You Think, Work and Thrive The podcast that helps you picture what you hear. I’m on a mission to change the way you think, literally.reThink helps you see things differently and think more visually. Visual thinking isn’t just doodles and diagrams, it’s a powerful tool for clearer communication, better collaboration and smarter problem-solving. Whether you're a leader, educator, student, or entrepreneur, this podcast offers practical strategies to map your thinking, master visual metaphors and use creative shortcuts that make your work easier and more effective. 🧠 Need a fresh take on problem-solving?👥 Want to unlock better teamwork?🎯 Ready to rethink how you make decisions? If so, hit play and discover a clearer, more creative way to work, lead, and learn.

  1. Ep48 From Visuals to Voice: A Year of Rethinking Out Loud

    23H AGO

    Ep48 From Visuals to Voice: A Year of Rethinking Out Loud

    From Visuals to Voice: A Year of Rethinking Out Loud As the year comes to a close, this episode of Rethink: The Podcast is a moment to pause and reflect. Rather than introducing a new visual tool or hosting a guest conversation, Nicki steps back to join the dots between the ideas, conversations and moments that have shaped the podcast over the past year. From revisiting her 2014 Learning2 talk on the power of visuals, to noticing recurring themes across conversations with educators, leaders, creatives and facilitators, Nicki reflects on how visualising thinking has helped people make sense of complexity, reduce cognitive overload and communicate ideas more clearly. This episode explores the shift from thinking visually to thinking out loud and how hosting the podcast has become a quiet practice in finding confidence, clarity and voice. Nicki also reflects on her earlier podcast, The Confessions of an Introvert, and shares why she feels drawn to revisiting those quieter, story-led conversations. If you’re someone who thinks deeply, sketches ideas, or feels overwhelmed when thoughts stay stuck in your head, this end-of-year reflection offers a gentle reminder: making thinking visible doesn’t require perfection, just space, curiosity and the courage to say the next honest thing out loud. Learning2 Asia 2014: The Power of Visuals by Nicki Hambleton We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    10 min
  2. Episode 47: Rethinking Journalling.

    DEC 22

    Episode 47: Rethinking Journalling.

    Rethinking Journalling: Calm, Creativity, and the Power of Visual Reflection In this episode of reThink, Nicki Hambleton is joined by educator, coach, and podcast host Kim Cofino for a reflective conversation about journalling, not as a writing habit, but as a visual, calming practice. Kim shares how journalling supported her through a demanding year, helping her slow down, process experiences and remember everyday moments more clearly. Rather than focusing on written entries, the conversation explores how simple visuals, doodles, colour, and small observations can make journalling feel more accessible and sustainable. The episode explores: How journalling can support calm and emotional processingWhy visual cues help memory and recallLetting go of perfection and consistencyJournalling as a personal, flexible practice rather than a performanceThis episode offers a gentler way into journalling, particularly for those who have struggled to maintain traditional written journals. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimcofino/ https://www.instagram.com/superkimbocreates/?hl=en https://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/all_about/ We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    48 min
  3. Episode 46: What Happens When You Stop Typing and Start Seeing Your Notes?

    DEC 15

    Episode 46: What Happens When You Stop Typing and Start Seeing Your Notes?

    What Happens When You Stop Typing and Start Seeing Your Notes? An Introduction to Sketchnoting Most of us type far more notes than we ever return to. We capture everything, but remember very little. So what actually changes when we stop writing pages of text and start seeing our notes instead? In this episode, I share how sketchnoting transformed the way I process information over ten years ago, because dense text overwhelmed me, bored me, and stayed hidden on my computer. I needed a way to stay engaged while capturing ideas, and a way to actually use them later. I explore: Why sketchnoting isn’t about drawing wellHow visual notes help you see, choose and act on ideasHow to get startedWhy choosing what matters reduces overwhelmHow sketchnotes become notes you actually revisit Try capturing one idea visually and see what happens when you come back to it. We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    9 min
  4. Episode 45: Permission to Play. Rethinking facilitation

    DEC 8

    Episode 45: Permission to Play. Rethinking facilitation

    In this episode, Nicki is joined by creative facilitator and multipotentialite Angel Takooree for an insightful conversation about what truly makes a workshop engaging, human, and meaningful. Angel shares how her squiggly career, spanning food innovation, interior design, service design, LEGO® Serious Play®, and visual thinking, has shaped her approach to facilitation. She talks about designing workshops through the senses, rethinking space, using visuals to reduce overwhelm, and creating environments where people feel safe, relaxed, and ready to contribute. Together, Nicki and Angel explore: How thoughtful space design transforms group dynamicsWhy sensory cues (music, scent, layout) help people feel at easeHow visual thinking invites people into conversations differentlyWhy metaphors and LEGO bricks help adults stop overthinkingWhat multipotentialites bring to creative and collaborative workWhen people feel comfortable, curious, and cared for, they begin to relax into experimentation and that’s when real creativity emerges. This episode is full of joyful stories, practical insights, and gentle encouragement for anyone wanting to rethink how they design meetings, workshops, or learning experiences. We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    42 min
  5. Episode 44: Rethinking Journalling. One Day. One Drawing

    DEC 1

    Episode 44: Rethinking Journalling. One Day. One Drawing

    Episode 44: Rethinking Journalling. One Day. One Drawing. In this reflective episode of Rethink: The Podcast, Nicki Hambleton explores why traditional journalling is so hard to sustain and how a simple daily drawing ritual can turn reflection into something calming, consistent, and deeply grounding. Nicki shares her own struggle with keeping a diary, yet drawing, especially ten minutes a day, became a meditative practice she could return to again and again. So what happens when you combine the two? Through personal stories, family memories, cognitive science, and a practical four-step method, Nicki shows how visual journalling can help anyone create a small, meaningful daily ritual. Listeners are invited to try their own “one day, one drawing” moment and share their methods, tools, and pages. We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    10 min
  6. Episode 43: Look Again! How Community Helps Us Feel Seen

    NOV 25

    Episode 43: Look Again! How Community Helps Us Feel Seen

    Episode 43: Look Again! How Community Helps Us Feel Seen In this reThink episode, Nicki is joined by educator, facilitator and community-builder Maxine Buttigieg, founder of Mira: Where Teachers Connect. Together, they explore what it means to look again; to slow down, notice what’s often overlooked and understand why feeling seen is essential to well-being. Maxine shares the story behind Mira, the inspiration drawn from Spanish children joyfully shouting “Mira!” (“Look!”), and her commitment to creating spaces where teachers can genuinely belong. The conversation moves through the emotional landscape of teaching, the power of community and the importance of having a safe place to reflect, connect, and breathe. Throughout the episode, Nicki and Maxine discuss: why being seen matters just as much as seeing othershow teacher communities can support well-being and reduce burnoutthe “octopus brain” and the reality of multi-passionate peoplethe role of visual metaphors in helping us think, reflect and understand ourselveshow simple noticing moments can transform the way we engage with the worldThis reflective episode is ideal for educators, leaders, facilitators and anyone seeking a renewed sense of clarity, belonging and connection. A warm reminder that sometimes, the world doesn’t need to change, we just need to look more closely. Maxine Buttigieg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxine-buttigieg/ Mira: https://www.instagram.com/mira__education/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mira-where-teachers-connect/posts/?feedView=all Metafox Coaching Cards: https://metafox.eu/collections/coaching-picture-cards We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    39 min
  7. Episode 42: ReThinking the Feedback Loop

    NOV 17

    Episode 42: ReThinking the Feedback Loop

    Rethinking the Feedback Loop: How to read the room you can’t see What happens when you present online, but your audience is all together in a room you can’t see? In this episode, Nicki shares the story of presenting a visual-thinking workshop to a group of art teachers in Singapore. The content focused on a challenge dear to her heart, the teachers were engaged, but one thing was missing: the feedback loop. We explore: Why online-to-room teaching feels so differentThe psychology of micro-feedback and invisible cuesWhat happens when you lose the ability to “read the room”Practical visual-thinking strategies to rebuild connection remotelyWhat to do differently to keep the loop aliveHow roles, sketch-stops, warm-up games, and visual debriefs revive engagementWhether you’re a teacher, trainer, facilitator, or leader, this episode will help you rethink how to create connection, especially when you can’t see the people you’re presenting to. Because sometimes, the most important signals are the ones we can’t see, until we learn how to look for them. We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    14 min
  8. Episode 41: Design Identity: Stop the scroll with stand out posts with guest Nadia Fernández.

    NOV 10

    Episode 41: Design Identity: Stop the scroll with stand out posts with guest Nadia Fernández.

    Episode 41: Stop the Scroll with Stand Out Designs (with Nadia Fernández) How do you make people stop scrolling and pay attention? In this episode, Nicki Hambleton talks with designer Nadia Fernández, whose cinematic, story-driven carousels have become instantly recognisable on LinkedIn. They explore what it means to design with identity, not just style, and how breaking the rules can help your content stand out for all the right reasons. 🎯 You’ll hear Nadia talk about how she: Create visuals that grab attention without gimmicksBuilt a consistent, recognisable brand identityfollows the design rules and when to break the gridBalances creativity with clarity to make her message memorableNadia shares her process, mindset, and why being human in your visuals matters more than ever in an AI-crowded world. ✨ Because design isn’t about decoration, it’s about connection. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiiafernandez/ https://www.laisladesigns.com/ We all need a rethink once in a while, so why not start today?

    36 min
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reThink: How You Think, Work and Thrive The podcast that helps you picture what you hear. I’m on a mission to change the way you think, literally.reThink helps you see things differently and think more visually. Visual thinking isn’t just doodles and diagrams, it’s a powerful tool for clearer communication, better collaboration and smarter problem-solving. Whether you're a leader, educator, student, or entrepreneur, this podcast offers practical strategies to map your thinking, master visual metaphors and use creative shortcuts that make your work easier and more effective. 🧠 Need a fresh take on problem-solving?👥 Want to unlock better teamwork?🎯 Ready to rethink how you make decisions? If so, hit play and discover a clearer, more creative way to work, lead, and learn.

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