Venn diagrams and plot diagrams, explained
Steps and a worked example for T-charts, flowcharts, planners, and the other charts in the index.
The index
45 guides. Each one answers the search in the first paragraphs, then shows a worked example.
Compare and sort
Sets, columns, and the charts that show what overlaps.
- What is a Venn diagram?Overlapping shapes that show what sits in one set, the other, or both.
- Venn diagram templateBlank layouts for two, three, and four sets, plus what to write first.
- 3 circle Venn diagramThree sets, seven inside regions, and a club-membership example.
- 4 circle Venn diagramFifteen inside regions, usually drawn with ellipses rather than circles.
- What is a T-chart?Two columns under a bar, for a pair of lists that should stay separate.
- What is a bubble map?A center noun with describing words around it, not a project plan.
Stories and boards
Plot arcs, storyboard panels, timelines, and vision boards.
- What is a plot diagram?The rise and fall of a story, from exposition to resolution.
- Storyboard templatePanels with a shot, an action, and optional dialogue.
- Storyboard examplesSix panels of one scene, with shot and action written out.
- Vision boardImages for a single horizon, each captioned with a behavior.
- Timeline templateDated events on one line. Spanish: línea de tiempo.
Cause, time, and choices
Fishbones, decision trees, Gantt rows, and supply curves.
- Fishbone diagram templateCauses grouped along bones that point at one effect.
- Decision tree templateYes or no questions that end in a concrete action.
- Burndown chart vs burnup chartWork remaining falling, or work finished rising, over the same days.
- Gantt chart templateTasks as bars across days, with the overlaps visible.
- Feedback loop definitionMeasure a result, compare it to a target, change the next action.
- Supply and demand graphPrice and quantity, two curves, and the point where they cross.
Process and systems
Flowcharts, process maps, data flows, and architecture boxes.
- Flowchart templateStart, actions, and decisions for a procedure that repeats.
- Flowchart symbolsWhat the oval, rectangle, diamond, and parallelogram mean.
- What is a process map?Steps plus the people who hand the work to each other.
- Data flow diagram exampleWhere data moves: people, processes, and stores.
- What is a P&ID?Equipment, pipes, and tagged instruments for a process plant.
- Software architecture diagramUsers, applications, and data stores, labeled in plain words.
- System map exampleActors and feedback in a situation, not a step-by-step procedure.
- Affinity chartSilent clustering of notes until the themes name themselves.
- Stakeholder mappingPeople placed by power and interest, with a different action in each cell.
- Wireframe examplesBoxes and labels for layout, before any visual design.
Workshops and planning
Mind maps, planners, icebreakers, retros, and goal pages.
- Concept map templateNouns connected by arrows that carry a linking phrase.
- Mind map templateOne center word, branches for ideas, no cross-link sentences.
- Weekly planner templateSeven columns and three kinds of work: must, should, if time.
- Icebreaker gamesFive openers with a time box and a group size.
- Retrospective gamesFour review formats, each timed for about 25 minutes.
- Brainstorming toolsSilent notes first, clusters second, a short keep list third.
- Online whiteboardA shared page for a class or a workshop, plus what to check first.
- Interactive presentation toolOne planned moment where the room answers or chooses.
- Strategic goal settingOne result, one date, and the weekly behavior that feeds it.
- Product roadmappingNow, next, and later, without fake dates on the later column.
- Problem statement examplesWho is stuck, what fails, and why it matters. The fix stays out.
- What is a SOP?A written procedure for work that should happen the same way twice.
- The 6 C's of a classroomSix competencies a lesson can practice, from Fullan's deep learning work.
- Networking mapPeople you can actually ask, grouped by how you know them.
- Product review sample templateWhat shipped, what moved, what you learned, what you will do next.
Match bracket and product notes
The 2026 World Cup bracket, plus public Miro plan facts.
What a page contains
A direct answer
The definition sits in the first section, in sentences you can quote.
One worked example
Counts, panels, or plan names you can redraw. Samples are labeled as samples.
Questions at the end
Short answers for the follow-up searches, with sources where a number can move.