Visualization — Teaming With Ideas

Drawing Collaboration

Meet Tom Russell of InkyThinking, an extraordinarily talented graphic facilitator and consultant tor teams and organizations. We asked him to describe the difference between graphic facilitation and graphic recording, and their benefits to their mission, their vision and their future:

“The distinction between graphic facilitation and graphic recording is graphic recording is passive. You may have been to a conference where someone is capturing on a large piece of paper or digitally, the key points in the messages from the conversation or presentation. So building up an engaging visual picture which then forms a visual reminder of the conversation that is often given to participants after a conference or a meeting. Graphic facilitation is much more active with a group. It’s the group that is putting the information on the chart.

“Example: Working with a group to understand quite simply what their vision is. We used large charts, Post-its, getting that view out and being able to see it, alter it, and explore it, draw that ambition in or push that ambition out to make it even more stretching.”

Team CollaborationCarlos Valdes-DapenaApril 27, 2021Graphic Facilitation, Graphic Recording, VisualizationComment

Intuitive Leadership

Dean Newlund, founder of Mission Facilitators and author of THE BUSINESS OF INTUITION, likes working with businesses and organizations with purpose-centered teams and organizations who, quite frankly, are trying to change their own world. His company wants to support them in being able to reach those larger goals. And while data is extremely valuable, senior leaders tend to decide with their gut or intuition instead of responding to metrics.

“What I understand is, the higher up you go in an organization, the more important intuition becomes because it makes you a better listener, a better strategic planner, a better problem solver. We don't necessarily allow the entire rank and file to tap into that intuitive side. When we do we start seeing more engagement, better ideas, better creativity.”

Team LeadershipCarlos Valdes-DapenaApril 26, 2021intuition, Trust, mission statement, vision statement, VisualizationComment

Keep Teams Dreaming with Angela Mangiapane

“If I were to start today, going back to the role that I had, we would do things differently. I would say let's look at our purpose.” Angela Mangiapane was leading an HR group in Latin America in which everyone insisted their needs were different and misunderstood. She somehow managed to refocus them into visualizing what Mars Latin America might look like in 10 years. From there, they planned their talent needs, even their billing operations. She had them do dreaming exercises as a tool to get things delivered. Her team is now energized, doing sprints and stand-up meetings. Hear her stories here.