This afternoon eight of us took part in an online discussion convened by Nancy White for people who were disappointed not to attend VizThink this year. We had a grand time using a shared white board in Vyew and a conference call service we Skyped into.
Great conversation about making graphic facilitation a whole-body experience, and the energy that comes from drawing while standing. Lots of conversation about academia and executives being so tied to text that visuals lack credibility.
Christina Valenza shared this wonderful picture of what’s going through her head while recording things visually. We lamented not being able to convince the other people in the room during our presentations (or online together) to pick up the marker and add to the action. Dave Cornier thought people feared messing up the picture. Christine Martel has found the same reluctance when people are dealing with expressing themselves through photographs.
I think the time is ripe for Daniel Pink’s concept of the whole new mind to blossom. Right-brainers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains.
Talking about the process depicted in another of Christina Valenza’s drawings got us thinking about how to bring participants into the visual gestalt. I’d like to explore having a visual back channel during presentations. Wouldn’t it be awesome to see a stream of graphics from the listeners? Cameras are cheap and ubiquitous, so this should not be too tough to tackle.
Lots of innovative ideas popped up. I hope we can continue this conversation at Learning Irregulars.
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