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rethink the podcast is your guide to smarter work, clearer conversations and better problem-solving, powered by visual strategies that work.
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Overwhelmed by complexity?
Struggling to make ideas stick or get your voice heard?
Take a listen to one of the previous episodes to hear (and see) how visual thinking can help you.
Ep36 Rethinking how we remember people
Nicki Hambleton explores how visual thinking helps us remember people: not just their names, but who they are. Inspired by the Top Trumps cards, she shows how story, sketching, and observation can turn memory into genuine human connection.
She talks through how this has helped her to remember the new connections she has made recently for her podcast, Rethink.

Ep.35: Rethink how you explain your work
In this episode of Rethink: the Podcast, Nicki Hambleton introduces her ‘octopus of visual thinking’, a metaphor for the many ways she helps people and teams. From workshops and team coaching to study mentoring, art tuition, portfolio guidance, and sketchnoting, each tentacle solves a problem, all connected by the core of visual thinking.

Ep. 16 Design your Day
Design your Day: Map your time to match your mind
Feeling busy but not actually productive?
In this episode of rethink: the podcast, Nicki Hambleton introduces Visual Day Mapping — a practical strategy to plan your time around energy, not just tasks.
Learn how to sketch your day, match work to your natural rhythm, and bring more clarity, focus, and breathing space into your daily flow.

Ep. 15 Map your Mood
Map Your Mood: See It, Understand It, Shift It
Feeling overwhelmed but can't pinpoint why?
In this episode of Rethink: The Podcast, Nicki Hambleton introduces Mood Mapping — a simple visual strategy to track emotional patterns, manage stress, and boost self-awareness.
Learn how to plot your energy and mood visually, spot hidden trends, and adjust your work and life with more clarity, kindness, and control.
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