Graphic Facilitation Workshop
Graphic Facilitation, also known as Visual Thinking, is a powerful visual recording tool. It helps people retain information more easily and makes the outcomes of a workshop or collaborative session tangible.
Course information
Format
In-person
Duration
8 hours, split into two 4-hour sessions
Private student group, tailored to your company
Objectives
The objective of this course is for participants to begin practicing techniques that progressively unlock their creative and communication potential.
We engage in a variety of hands-on exercises designed to train our ability to convey ideas through composition, color, and lettering—gradually scaling up to larger paper formats while building our own custom visual dictionary as we go.
What You'll Learn
1. Hands-on experience in visual documentation and graphic facilitation.
2. Practical drawing techniques and visual elements designed to make sketching easier for you.
3. Hands-on practice using composition, color, and lettering to convey distinct ideas and emotions.
4. Each practice session is paired with a brief theoretical introduction to the key concepts behind the exercise. We provide all the materials—all you need to do is show up!
Content
Module 1
- Introduction to Visual Thinking: Holistic thinking.
- Overcoming the fear of drawing.
- Mental library and visual dictionary.
- Composition and layout: Fundamental graphic elements.
Module 2
- The history of graphic facilitation.
- What is visual documentation and graphic facilitation?
- Empathy mapping.
- Templates: Metaphors for thinking.
- Lettering and color.
- Visual documentation.
- Graphic facilitation: Presence, posture, and active mindfulness.
Who Is This Course For?
Designed for anyone who facilitates meetings, presentations, training sessions, negotiations, and planning workshops.
Graphic facilitation enhances educational and learning processes, collaborative meetings, and public presentations.
No prior drawing skills are required—just a desire to unlock your creativity.
