Category Archives: graphic recording

Practicing live graphic recording

Posted on February 6, 2012 | 2 Comments

I’m practicing “live graphic recording” with TED talks.

I pick a TED talk I haven’t heard before, pull out the markers, and get to work. My aim is to record the content on paper while the video is playing, and then add the colours afterwards. In a meeting environment, I would capture the information while participants were speaking, and then add more colours and images during breaks.

Here’s a sample. Size: 2 feet by 3 feet flip chart paper. Media: water soluble markers, watercolour paint. Time: 20 minutes to chart, 20 minutes to color.

live graphic recording about Kiva.org founder

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Art and facilitation together at last

Posted on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

artful facilitation workshop - graphic facilitation techniques

The very talented Avril Orloff

The best educational experiences leave me feeling excited and a little bit nervous about what comes next. I felt both after a creative and challenging 2-day The Artful Facilitator workshop taught by graphic recorder Avril Orloff.

For me, artful facilitation is a combination of techniques that invite creativity into the room. Graphic recording, preparing templates or agendas, and designing activities that engage visual learners help participants engage to their fullest. Here’s some of our photos:

: by Avril Orloff

: The very talented Avril Orloff

: a simple ‘welcome’ is fun

: designing agendas

: group work: templates

: getting into concepts

: using circles/ squares for people

: using circles/squares to draw shapes

: group work

: template work for groups

: trying out refillable water based pens

Sometimes, doing the basics for a meeting is just fine. But have you been to a meeting that generated a list of flip charts – that live on a shelf? Yearned for a summary of a exciting planning retreat that captured the feeling in the room? Working with populations with different literacy levels? Want art to communicate across different backgrounds, literacy levels, ages, experiences? Artful facilitation techniques can help. I’m a visual learner, and as a facilitator I also want to welcome participants into my meetings – and now I have more tools to do just that.

Can’t wait for more opportunities to bring these out in 2012.

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Northern Voice 2011

Posted on May 15, 2011 | Leave a comment

My first time at Northern Voice, a social media and blogging conference held in Vancouver. There were some excellent presentations and I have a big to-do list. Some ideas that stuck with me and my notebook: