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SEQUENCE: FLOW BUBBLE

 

What does it do? 

A Flow Bubble is a very useful diagram to mark out the major steps in a sequence of events and incorporating either sub–steps or features of the major steps.

 

  1. How do you make it?
  2. Generate and capture the events to be sequences either in a Single bubble or on sticky notes
  3. Arrange the major events in sequence, re–arranging as often as required for accuracy. Not all the captured events can be major events.
  4. Construct and draw this sequence like a Flow chart.
  5. Arrange the minor events (those not used so far) around the appropriate major events, forming a string of what looks like Single bubbles.
  6. Alternatively, there may be only a few major events to sequence, in which case construct each as if it were a Single bubble by identifying the characteristics or features of that event. Repeat for all major events.

 

When do you use it? 

A Flow Bubble is useful for:

  • Highlighting the major events to give a temporal Big Picture, while incorporating the minor events (the details). In this sense, it is a temporal version of a Model map
  • Organising a writing assignment
  • Making a presentation
  • Instructing another person how to achieve a task by giving the Big Picture as well as offering detailed instructions