Unless you're following a regimented and formalized diagram paradigm, drawing is no different than writing. You have to be comfortable with failure and starting over.
I love drawing, but also struggle to make my diagrams relevant and useful in tech applications (software).
On the other hand, diagrams in software have a long and rich tradition. One of the topics I discovered which was fascinating and highly informative was a course on Business Process Management from TU Delft on Edx (though I can't seem to find it now).
I was amazed to discover business concepts diagramed and executable! How's that for formalized.
Besides that, it might just be a case of visual literacy. Katy Borner of Indiana University [3] had a great MOOC, Information Visualization at Edx (though, again, it's not available now).
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Unless you're following a regimented and formalized diagram paradigm, drawing is no different than writing. You have to be comfortable with failure and starting over.
I love drawing, but also struggle to make my diagrams relevant and useful in tech applications (software).
On the other hand, diagrams in software have a long and rich tradition. One of the topics I discovered which was fascinating and highly informative was a course on Business Process Management from TU Delft on Edx (though I can't seem to find it now).
I was amazed to discover business concepts diagramed and executable! How's that for formalized.
Besides that, it might just be a case of visual literacy. Katy Borner of Indiana University [3] had a great MOOC, Information Visualization at Edx (though, again, it's not available now).
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_management
[2]: http://ebooks.iospress.nl/book/challenging-the-chain-governi...
[3]: https://info.sice.indiana.edu/~katy/