The time we “lose” when we come together
Sometimes we feel like we don’t have time to collaborate. That pausing to share, coordinate, or build something together slows us down. And yet, most of the time, it’s exactly the opposite — and deep down, we all know it. But still, there’s that resistance. That...
Embracing Regenerative Thinking: A Circular Approach to Systems, Narratives, and Impact
Beyond the Straight Path: The Power of Regeneration A shared path is never a straight path. It is complex, evolving, and shaped by the people who walk it together. Unlike traditional, linear ways of thinking that prioritize efficiency, predictability, and short-term...
The Art of Harvesting: How to work with a visual harvester?
How can visuals boost collaboration in participatory processes? How can you magnify the impact of a graphic facilitator in the room? How can facilitators and visual harvesters make each other shine and collaborate to their full potential?In this blog post, we delve...
The power of sitting in a circle
Last March we had the privilege to facilitate the most beautiful and meaningful workshop to date, in Sarara, ending before the start of the rains in Samburu land (Kenya).Beautiful (as understood by the Greeks), sounds odd and yet, it is the best descriptor of what...
Learning and Co-creating for Sustainable Urban Futures: The Madrid Experience
The Fair Urban Transition (FUT) initiative was launched in 2022 with the goal of propelling cities towards sustainable, post-carbon futures, particularly focusing on vulnerable communities. In 2023, the project took an innovative turn. As Porticus began to reduce its...
Ecosystems, Finance and Health Inception Workshop
How do you bring people from different academic and geographic worlds together to discuss merging their scientific interests? How can global and community-rooted processes work together? How do you talk about global environmental and health challenges and ground them...
Workshop: The real “us” your organisation through the insights generated by a Network Analysis tool
In the current VUCA and remote/hybrid work contexts many organisations are conducting change initiatives without clear diagnostic or tools to follow up and measure the impact of these initiatives and based on untested assumptions. As a result, it is frequent that they...
How does a graphic facilitator work?
A graphic facilitator will work with you from the design stage finding the best ways in which visual materials can support the purpose and goals of your project.
How can illustrations contribute to your gatherings?
Creating illustrations during gatherings brings supports the practice of deep listening and the possibility to share insights with the whole world.
What is graphic facilitation?
Graphic facilitation supports a group through great amounts of complex information. In order to support overwhelm and be able to navigate complexity the creation of illustrations and visual panels are very helpful tools.