Visuals for a Better World
The next time someone asks what storytelling has to do with unions, you can tell them it builds better, stronger labour activists. These graphic recording images were created live at the BCGEU conference on storytelling, “Building a stronger labour movement, one story at a time”. The workshops were led by Deborah Littman of the Metro … Read more Visual Storytelling: Finding Common Ground
Want a fun way to kickstart your 2016’s creative resolutions? Get a ticket to Vancouver’s CreativeMornings! I’m the guest speaker at the January event talking about Visual Language and Creativity. Thrilled to be part of this monthly breakfast series with fellow creatives, held in cities around the world. Your free ticket includes a guest speaker, breakfast, and also lots of time to … Read more Visual Language – Speaker at CreativeMornings Vancouver
It’s fascinating to learn from leaders in different sectors. If you’re organizing a conference, it’s a great opportunity to bring in a leader from an unrelated area. That’s why I’m excited to share these graphic recording images about leadership from a recent international mental health and disability conference, because the content is relevant to leaders … Read more Leadership lessons for any sector, visualized
I want you to have better meetings. I’ve noticed a trend for better engagement at conferences, and want this idea to spread. Instead of back-to-back powerpoint presentations where people have to sit and listen for hours, it’s popular to have is a 15 – 30 minute TED-talk presentation followed by pairs or small groups talking about a focussed question. It creates a high … Read more Trending- better conference design and visual facilitation
I’ll be graphic recording with the World Health Organization in Geneva! I’m looking forward to a fantastic meeting with diverse perspectives. Graphic recording is a perfect fit for multi-stakeholder meetings because visuals can bring people together – and this time, for a global difference. You never know where life is going to take you. When I … Read more Graphic recording for the World Health Organization
Graphic recording isn’t just about the images. It’s what you do with them that matters. The recent Pacific Herring Summit, graphic recording of indigenous knowledge on Day 1 supported a deeper understanding of the technical information that followed on Days 2 and 3. These visualizations, started at the beginning of the conference, helped to literally hold space in the room for traditional knowledge throughout … Read more Graphic recording supports science and traditional knowledge
Pumpkin lattes are back, my sandals are away, so I should have written this a month ago. Here’s a quick recap where graphic facilitation has recently improved meetings and processes in the health, government, education and non-profit sectors. And although I don’t blog about every project, you can definitely count on me to tweet daily. … Read more Catching up: recent graphic facilitation projects
I’m home from the annual International Forum of Visual Practitioners conference, this year in Austin Texas. Part IFVP family reunion, part professional development and definitely part fun. I saw a beautiful theme of ethics weaving through the conference. To me, ethics isn’t about “one way to do things”, or making rules. It’s about reflecting on … Read more Sketchnotes – asking good questions after a Visual Thinking conference
In your reception area, can people see your Vision? This 8-foot Vision Map greets visitors to the Stó:lō Wellness Centre. I loved the process of making this map because it was about consultation from beginning to end. Vision Maps give us a visual overview of a strategic plan, project, or high-level picture. But what’s as important as the drawings: … Read more Vision Map for Stó:lō Nation Wellness
Communitech’s signature event is the Tech Leadership Conference, and it delivered on its promise to be inspirational and thought-provoking. Communitech invited me to showcase graphic recording at TLCWR for the first time – because “the old ways of doing things aren’t getting any younger”. Graphic recording literally shows you a new way of thinking visually. I was especially excited … Read more Graphic recording Tech Leadership with Communitech and Susan Cain
Communitech’s signature event is the Tech Leadership Conference, and it delivered on its promise to be inspirational and thought-provoking. Afterwards, Communitech interviewed fellow graphic recorder Liisa Sorsa and I about our backgrounds and how we use visuals to help companies succeed: “The two have a passion for art and for human relations. Their careers sprung from the … Read more Interview: Drawing Clarity at Tech Leadership Conference
Recently, I was graphic recording at the annual Healthy Schools Leadership Symposium, the signature event hosted by DASH BC and Healthy Schools BC. This conference is a chance to really connect the education and health sectors, because healthy students are better learners, and better learners are healthier. What does that mean? If a child knows just two … Read more Healthy Schools Symposium and graphic recording
Graphic recording helped with knowledge transfer at a recent women’s heart health event with the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The VCHRI interviewed the presenters and me and wrote up a great blog post. Thanks for the opportunity to be interviewed and feature graphic recording as a knowledge transfer tool in health care. Graphic recording in health care connects researchers … Read more Interview: Health Empowerment from Knowledge Transfer
Graphic recording supported a new community-based research project in Surrey BC about refugee settlement and integration needs, called Our Community, Our Voice. The project is part of the City of Surrey’s Local Immigration Partnership initiative and is and funded by Citizenship & Immigration Canada. It was an eye- (and heart-) opening day. I heard more refugees settle in Surrey than … Read more Graphic recording at refugee community consultation
Graphic recording captured a powerful conversation about climate justice recently. A power of illustration is you can draw the future. It taps into hope, especially about climate justice. So if you have a sensitive facilitation process to lead, here are some visual facilitation elements that worked in this room. The Climate Justice Project at the Canadian Centre for Policy … Read more Visual Facilitation and a Climate Justice Conversation