[Ailist] RE: Ailist Digest, Vol 52, Issue 24

[Loretta Donovan]

Thanks to Diane for mentioning the concerns some of have about artistic
ability. If you think of graphical facilitation as "note taking" with most
of the words turned into concept pictures, you need a glossary to work from.
The Grove Consultants (in addition to having wonderful supplies) have
resource booklets of drawing objects. My favorite is Pocket Pics: Difficult
Concepts. In alphabetical order, concepts like action, balance, empowerment,
values, etc. are depicted three times. Once you get the hang of picturing an
idea, you're on your way to creating your own drawings from scratch.

There is one other thing . . . you have to jump into the deep end at some
point and do it. Volunteer to record graphically for a meeting someone else
is facilitating. There's nothing like it to really embrace the process.

All the best,

Loretta

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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:35:01 -0600
From: "Diane Cheatwood" <Diane.Cheatwood at state.co.us>
Subject: RE: [Ailist] Illustrating a visioning session


For those of us convinced "we can't draw," there's a simple children's
paperback, ED EMBERLEY'S DRAWING BOOK: MAKE A WORLD. It shows how to
turn simple shapes into objects, and once you see his easy system, you
actually enjoy the process. He has a series of similar books; this title
has been very useful to help adults figure out ways to put ideas into
pictures and doodles at work.

Good luck! 

Diane D. Cheatwood
Training Specialist
Office of Staff Development
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
303.318.8255




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