Sketching at work: Tuning in or tuning out?

Here are some little captures from a staff meeting and a visiting author's time with my kids in the school library.





There's an interesting 6-minute video on the positive power of "doodling" to aid in information retention. So far I haven't been hassled about sketching at work, but I've got this video cued up for the day it happens: http://www.ted.com/talks/sunni_brown.html