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Spark the change

Graphic Recordings of Spark the Change Conference 2015 in Melbourne

I uploaded the graphic recordings of the Spark the Change conference in Melbourne. It was a wonderful day where we learnt a lot. Those thirteen graphic recordings are a combined effort of Donna McGrath, Christiane Anderson and me over the full day of the conference. Each letter is one fabulous talk by a stunning speaker. It was a pleasure to record those talks.
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learn to visualise

How to solve conflicts and improve the company culture?

In the Visual Friends Radio Insights, I would like to share with you some experiences I have in my daily life working as an agile coach and visual facilitator. My name is Marcel van Hove and I hope you enjoy this episode called “The whiteboard dance”.
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Nicole Brand

How Nicole Brand became a Visual Leader

In this episode Nicole Brand shares her story how she became a visual leader: I had the fortune to work with Nicole Brand for the last 18 month on a daily bases. I saw her progressing from not feeling confident enough to participate in meetings to the point where people follow Nicole’s lead into any meeting room and come along on her visual journeys. I have never seen a steeper learning curve in terms of visual leadership than Nicoles before – I hope the podcast inspires you as much as Nicole inspired me!
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The visual facilitation fishbowl

Visual notes help us to remember and to structure our thinking. A visual facilitation fishbowl combines the strength of visuals with the facilitation format of a fishbowl.
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Great Doodles at the Dare Festival

I am happy at work when I can use my full potential to solve problems and deliver great outcomes. Normally that means I am standing in front of a white board drawing or coaching people. To be able to do so you need a work environment that enables you to and leaders who encourage and assist!
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