Eris Weaver February 28, 2014
GOALS FOR TODAY
1. Use new tools 2. Call me! 3. Most important….remember that
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Eris Weaver, Graphic Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
707-338-8589 • [email protected] • www.erisweaver.info
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DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSDEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS Visual thinking: using imagery, drawing, and graphic displays to see patterns, solve problems, and communicate.
Mind map: diagram used to visually outline and connect information, with related concepts radiating outward from a core, central word or image. Popularized by Tony Buzan in the 1970s.
Graphic recording: documenting a conversation, meeting, or presentation in real time in words and images. Can be done live or virtually, on large paper, whiteboard, or digitally.
Graphic facilitation: integrating facilitation and interactive visual practices to facilitate group process.
Sketchnotes: Taking personal notes using images as well as words.
Gamestorming: the use of interactive games for group work including ideation, strategic planning, design, problem solving. See book of the same name by Dave Gray et al.
Kinesthetic modeling: a hands-on method for creative problem-solving created by John Ward. Individuals or groups silently make three-dimensional models out of modeling dough, popsicle sticks, random objects, etc.
Template, graphic template: a pre-drawn template, designed for a particular type of group process such as strategic planning or visioning, which is filled in during the group session.
THINGS TO TRY…THINGS TO TRY…THINGS TO TRY…THINGS TO TRY…
• Get an inexpensive sketchbook and pens that you like. Carry them with you and doodle or sketchnote while you’re at meetings or presentations.
• Try mindmapping next time you need to plan a presentation, make a to-do list, or take notes on a book.
• Put a whiteboard or flipchart in your office where you can write on it easily and often!
• Put butcher paper on a wall, or paint a wall with whiteboard or chalkboard paint.
• Read one of the books on the resource list.
• Get friendly with sticky notes!
• Try using one of the attached templates in one of your meetings.
• Take a workshop in one of the methods we’ve played with today.
• Bring a visual practitioner into your workplace – to train your staff, or document one of your meetings.
• Put play-doh or “fiddles” out on the tables during meetings.
• Try giving a presentation using a whiteboard or flipchart instead of PowerPoint.
Eris Weaver, Graphic Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
707-338-8589 • [email protected] • www.erisweaver.info
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FLIP CHART BASICSFLIP CHART BASICSFLIP CHART BASICSFLIP CHART BASICS
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TEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLES
Empathy map
Unscaping the goat
Eris Weaver, Graphic Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
707-338-8589 • [email protected] • www.erisweaver.info
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Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
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Empathy exercise
Strategic visioning
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Eris Weaver, Graphic Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
707-338-8589 • [email protected] • www.erisweaver.info
TEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLES
Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
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TEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLESTEMPLATE SAMPLES
to make easier
Eris Weaver, Graphic Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
707-338-8589 • [email protected] • www.erisweaver.info
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RESOURCES: RESOURCES: RESOURCES: RESOURCES: BOOKSBOOKSBOOKSBOOKS
**Agerbeck, Brandy. The Graphic Facilitator's Guide: How to Use Your Listening, Thinking and
Drawing Skills to Make Meaning. Loosetooth.com, 2012.
Buzan, Tony. The Mind Map Book: Unlock Your Creativity, Boost Your Memory, Change Your
Life. Harlow : Pearson/BBC Active, 2010.
Chopyak, Christine. Picture Your Business Strategy: Transform Decisions with the Power of
Visuals. McGraw Hill, 2013.
Dobrowolski, Patti. Drawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life.
Creative Genius, 2012.
*Emberly, Ed. Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals; Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a
World; Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Faces; Ed Emberley's Big Green Drawing Book;
Ed Emberley's Big Orange Drawing Book; Ed Emberley's Big Purple Drawing Book; Ed
Emberley's Big Red Drawing Book; Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Weirdos; Ed
Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains.
*Gray, Dave, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo. Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators,
Rulebreakers, and Changemakers. Sebastopol: O’Reilly, 2010.
Lee, Jennifer. The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success. New World
Library, 2011.
Margulies, Nancy and Nusa Maal. Mapping Inner Space: Learning and Teaching Visual
Mapping. Tucson: Zephyr Press, 2002.
Margulies, Nancy and Christine Valenza. Visual Thinking: Tools for Mapping Your Ideas.
Norwalk, CT: Crown, 2005.
Osterwalder, Alexander and Yves Pigneur. Business Model Generation. Wiley, 2010.
Reynolds, Garr. Presentation Zen. Berkeley, CA: New Riders, 2008.
**Roam, Dan. The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. New
York: Portfolio, 2008.
----- Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple
Pictures. New York: Portfolio, 2009.
----- Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work. New York: Portfolio, 2010.
*Rohde, Mike. The Sketchnote Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Visual Note Taking.
Peachpit, 2013.
Eris Weaver, Graphic Facilitator & Group Process Consultant
707-338-8589 • [email protected] • www.erisweaver.info
fa cil’ i tāt: to make easier
Sibbet, David. Graphic Facilitation: Transforming Group Process with the Power of Visual
Listening. The Grove, 2006.
----- Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes and Idea Mapping Can Transform Group
Productivity. Wiley, 2010.
----- Visual Teams: Graphic Tools for Commitment, Innovation, and High Performance. Wiley,
2011.
----- Visual Leaders: New Tools for Visioning, Strategy, and Organizational Change. Wiley,
2013.
Straker, David. Rapid Problem-solving with Post-it Notes. Da Capo Press, 1997.
RESOURCES: RESOURCES: RESOURCES: RESOURCES: WEBSITES & ORGANIZATIONSWEBSITES & ORGANIZATIONSWEBSITES & ORGANIZATIONSWEBSITES & ORGANIZATIONS The International Forum of Visual Practitioners includes a directory of graphic recorders & facilitators
and background information on the profession. http://www.ifvp.org
Dan Roam’s Napkin Academy is a do-it-yourself curriculum for visual thinking.
http://www.napkinacademy.com
The Grove Consultants International provides books, training, and products for visual practice.
http://www.grove.com
John Ward is the creator of Kinesthetic Modeling. http://manyminds.com
Presentation Zen is Garr Reynolds’ blog on presentation design. http://www.presentationzen.com
RESOURCES: RESOURCES: RESOURCES: RESOURCES: MATERIALSMATERIALSMATERIALSMATERIALS
Neuland, a German company, produces excellent REFILLABLE markers and other great facilitation
supplies. http://www.neuland.com/US
The Grove Consultants offer books, markers, paper, and a variety of paper and digital templates. They
also offer workshops. http://store.grove.com/
Dick Blick is a great art store; I mostly purchase 4’ paper rolls from them. http://www.dickblick.com/
Landau Chartworks in Sausalito is the go-to company for scanning large charts into beautiful digital
images & prints. http://www.chartworks.us/
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