Graphic Facilitation

About Graphic Facilitation

Graphic facilitation is a powerful facilitation tool that uses both words and pictures to record and facilitate meetings. Key ideas and concepts are captured in real time on a large display that promotes "big picture thinking" and stimulates participation, creativity and focus. The visual record encourages teams to clarify differences and define goals. Connections are surfaced and made visible which helps the work group to remain energised and focused. It adds another dimension to traditional facilitation methods.

The wall charts produced in these meetings tend to be very untidy reflecting the The group's thought processes. Graphic facilitation is a team sport where the scuba divers rule applies"never dive alone" one person facilitating the work and another recording occasionally playing touch tag and changing roles. Role changing can be used to change the energy level of the group from high to reflective or from reflection to active participation.

The wall charts record the story of the groups meetings and events. They make it very easy for new members to be brought up to date and provide memory hooks for people who attended the previous meetings. When recorded over time they provide a graphic illustration of the groups journey towards its goal, a group history.