(Picture: your humble blogger, showing off a big thought map I created for David Boatman, CEO of Boatman Media Productions)
Hey folks, Jonny Goldstein here. Welcome. This blog has been something I’ve wanted to get going for months now, so it feels great to get started. It is meant to be a repository of my own thoughts and discoveries about the craft of visual facilitation, and I hope it is also useful for other people interested the the craft of using hand-made drawings to solve problems.
I have been an avid picture maker ever since I can remember. To me a drawing isn’t just something that hangs on the wall, it’s a tool for learning, a springboard for conversation, and one of the best means to recognize and address what you need to do to move forward.
There is something about recording what someone is saying visually that helps them see new patterns, come to new conclusions, and find better solutions to their challenges.
Of course, you don’t always need a pro visual facilitator to do the drawing. I am a huge fan of the work that Dan Roam is doing to get business people to use visual thinking to solve problems.
In addition to helping individuals create their own visuals to tackle challenges, I think it can be useful to have a designated visual facilitator who is skilled and comfortable representing ideas visually. There is tremendous variation in the visual approaches different practitioners create, from Roy Blumenthal, to Brandy Agerbeck, to David Sibbet. I look forward to highlighting different ways people help folks using live drawing.
It’s just slipped into the AM from the PM, so I better jump on my bike and head home. I just wanted to get a post up here now that the site is up.
Until next time, keep it visual!
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lauren galanter 10.26.08 at 9:06 pm
Very cool Jonny! I think and work pretty visually too; I find myself making mind maps and the like a lot, so I’ll be keeping an eye on this new blog of yours! Congrats!
admin 10.27.08 at 4:41 pm
Cool Lauren. Mind Maps are very handy little critters.