by Malgosia Kostecka | Nov 29, 2016 | Visualization
Earlier this year, I attended the International Forum for Visual Practitioners, an annual convening of people who use visuals to build understanding. Among the keynote speakers was cartoonist and cartoon theorist Scott McCloud, a personal hero of mine. Here are my...
by Rachel Smith | Sep 16, 2015 | Graphic Facilitation, Team Performance
Do you know, I mean really know, what your teammates do? Do you know how they produce information they give to you and what they do with information you give to them? Do you understand their roles to the point where you could fill in for them for a day? The better you...
by The Grove | May 21, 2015 | Graphic Facilitation
At the 2015 Geography of Hope: Women and the Land conference, The Grove’s Laurie Durnell and Associate Kathy Evans drew from an unusual mix of visual facilitation methodologies to listen, engage, and reflect participants’ thoughts. A final summary image was the fruit...
by Rachel Smith | Dec 16, 2014 | Graphic Facilitation, Virtual Graphic Facilitation
The following article is excerpted from “Collaborative Bandwidth: Creating Better Virtual Meetings” by Rachel Smith, part of the Organization Development Journal’s Winter 2014 special issue on “OD in the Digital Age.” Remote participants often...
by The Grove | May 12, 2014 | Graphic Facilitation
The Grove’s Laurie Durnell facilitated a multi-stakeholder process with all of the public-land management agencies for Mt. Tamalpais. The resulting collaborative will sustain the well-being of the mountain on which Laurie grew up. Seeds for a multi-agency...