Graphic Facilitation

Brief Description

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Pablo Picasso

Graphic recording at its core is visually capturing what is happening in a group or presentation. It is part of a large set of visual practices which use images as part of group processes, which includes graphic facilitation, collaborative graphics work, etc. (To learn more, see http://www.visualpractitioner.org/education/whatis1.htm) It can be used as a literal recording or it can be used as a visual element of a specific group and/or facilitation process.

Examples

• some examples of graphic recording images http://www.flickr.com/photos/choconancy/sets/72157600503198301/).
• A set of examples from one event, see http://visualpractitioner.org/ivpc07/2007_IFVP_Conf_Charts.pdf

History

(if applicable)

When to use

• To capture highlights of a talk, presentation or meeting
• To use as a facilitation tool with a particular method (See River of Life, World Cafe, etc. and Integrating Visual Practices into Whole System Change Methods (a workshop from http://www.nexusforchange.org 2008)
• As a participatory tool engaging others in the creation of shared images either through drawing, collage etc.
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How to use

Tips and Lessons Learnt

(add yours)

Examples & Stories

• GK3 2007 Graphic Recording 101 Workshop Prep and photos from the graphic recording 101 session at GK3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/choconancy/sets/72157603419721670/

Who can tell me more?

• Nancy White (nancyw [at] fullcirc.com)

Related Methods / Tools / Practices

• Graphic Facilitation
• Technography

Favorite Supplies and Tools

Offline

• water based markers, like Mr. Sketch unscented
• Tombo brush markers
• Chalk or soft pastels like Faber-Castell soft pastels or Dick Blick's
• Black sharpies (thick chisel or thin) for lettering
• Painters tape to put charts on walls without damaging wall surfaces
• mat knife to cut large paper
• Rolls of large paper
• tissues for smearing chalk
• pencil and eraser

Resources

Links to interesting visual practitioner sites

• http://del.icio.us/choconancy/graphicfacilitation

Graphic Recording/Facilitation Sites

• http://www.visualpractitioner.org (join their mailing list! Join them!)
• The Center for Graphic Facilitation http://graphicfacilitation.blogs.com/

Tags

visual_thinking

Photo or image credits

• Photo by Nancy White on Flickr

Page Authors

• Nancy White (choconancy)