visual facilitation for philanthropy nw by catherine bachy

Prepared by Catherine Bachy

for Philanthropy Northwest

August 29, 2012

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How did we get to where we are? What did we learn along the way?

Visual facilitation can assist a team or board to review the agreements they made and see the trajectory of their project over time. They can quickly identify why, what, where and when, and what their key learnings were at every step of the way.


Take time to gather the group’s thinking in a day long strategic planning meeting before moving on to the next activity. This helps the group reflect on what they’ve learned and what they want to capture for further conversation or action.


Teams seek clarity and alignment on the purpose and value of their work so they can powerfully tell their story to key stakeholders and funders.


Groups brainstorm next steps to move their work forward. Here I captured the meeting on post it notes and we grouped the notes to create a future action panel. Graphic displays such as this one help the group create a memory for the meeting, something they can go back to and build on for future work and action.


Participants’ contributions to the panel with their words and images create a powerful display that fosters the group’s on going ownership of the meeting outcomes. This panel hangs in the organization’s main conference room as a living reminder of the commitments made at the end of a strategic retreat.


Benefits of Visual Facilitation Tools Enhance clarity of vision, purpose, path forward

Generate perspective: “Get on the balcony.”

Create alignment in understanding and vision

Inspire visioning vs. wordsmithing

Engage and have fun!


Resources on Visual Facilitation David Sibbet

-Books: Visual Teams and Visual Meetings

-The Grove Consultants International

Dan Roam: Blah, Blah, Blah-What to do when words don’t work

Mind mapping software, one example: Inspiration 9

Curated articles: how-to-leverage-visual-thinking-for-planning-convening-and-reporting (Scoop It!)

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How you can practice doodling and drawing for visual facilitation!

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visual facilitation for philanthropy nw by catherine bachy

Technology

visual teams

visual meetings

future work

strategic planning meeting

future action panel

meeting outcomes

clarity of vision

key stakeholders