“Words and numbers are fine, but only drawing can simultaneously reveal both the functional characteristics of an idea and its emotional content. . .
All children draw. Somewhere in the course of becoming logical, verbally oriented adults they unlearn this elemental skill.”
Tim Brown, Change by Design
How did this get started?
In early February 2019, I attended a workshop for facilitators using tools called Liberating Structures. The tools themselves have revolutionised my practice. Throughout the workshop co-developer/ lead facilitator, Keith McCandless, would set us up for a dialogue or an activity and then while we were engaged, he would work on the ongoing visualisation of the three day workshop. This left us to our own dialogue and ideas, without the ‘hovering facilitator’ nearby. On the last day, there was an option to learn about and have-a-go graphic visualising, so I leapt in. (Read more in a recent blog post)
This has changed my facilitation work. As I use the combination of the Liberating Structures facilitation tools and graphic visualisation, and my workshops now provide greater opportunity for participant engagement, through dialogue, drawing and thinking routines.
Opportunities:
Mapping the journey of the workshop as part of the facilitation process.
Two examples from recent workshops:
1. ‘From Separate to Connected’ 2. From Purpose to Practice
Creating a one page summary for a talk
(instead of providing a copy of the slides)
Visualising a book chapter and research article.
Creating visuals from current media topics of interest
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