Principles of Graphic Facilitation

I'm very happy to announce that I've entered into a partnership with The Grove Consultants International, the same organization where I first learned visual facilitation more than fifteen years ago. I'll be delivering their premiere workshop, Principles of Graphic Facilitation.

It's the foundation of the practice of guiding group processes and leading meetings using visuals. I'll show you how to facilitate groups and support their work using large-scale graphic displays!

It's three days of hands-on practice with the fundamentals of graphic recording, the essentials of facilitation methods, and the combination of the two as you practice graphic facilitation in small-groups. You will learn how to translate ideas into imagery, plan and create large-format displays, record dialogue in real time, and lead groups through processes toward their goals.

The next running will be June 18-20, 2025 in Herndon, VA.

Highlights:
• Hands-on graphics immersion: practice the core skills of graphic recording, including public listening, lettering, and core drawing skills.
• Fundamental graphic formats: gain understanding of the seven graphic formats that can be combined and recombined to create any graphic structure you need.
• Working with blank charts: learn to envision the structure of a wall chart before you even begin recording.
• Icons and images: build your visual library with dozens of quick drawings that are useful in multiple contexts.
• Facilitation skills: learn and practice working with frameworks to help you diagnose what the group needs next so you can flex with its changing needs.
• Process and agenda design: identify activities to support a group’s outcomes and weave them together into an effective design for an upcoming meeting of your own.
• Meeting documentation: learn how to extend the effectiveness of your meetings and ensure the group can follow up on its decisions with creative, visual meeting documentation.
• Workshop kit: your workshop kit includes three Grove manuals packed with tips and best practices for visual facilitation, a practice workbook to build your lettering and drawing skills, and a set of markers.

Click here to register or find out more about Principles of Graphic Facilitation, or send me a note! I'd love to hear from you.

Hope to see you again soon!
--Brian