Graphic facilitation

{{Short description|Information visualization method}} [[File:BC Campus OERForum room set up (8125619961).jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|This sketch of a large group meeting shows one person doing graphic recording and another person serving as the group facilitator, among other roles.]] '''Graphic facilitation''' is the use of a combination of graphics such as diagrams, pictures, symbols, and writing to lead people toward a goal in meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences.<ref name=Hogan2007>{{cite book |last=Hogan |first=Christine |date=2007 |chapter=Graphic facilitation |title=Facilitating multicultural groups: a practical guide |location=London; Philadelphia |publisher=Kogan Page |page=[https://archive.org/details/facilitatingmult0000hoga/page/194 194–195] |isbn=978-0749444921 |oclc=76902034 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/facilitatingmult0000hoga/page/194 |chapter-url-access=registration}}</ref> The graphics are usually drawn by hand, by a person called a ''graphic facilitator,'' who may create the graphics in real time during the event and may work alone or together with another person called a facilitator who aids the discussion.<ref name=Hogan2007/><ref name=Sibbet2001/>{{rp|9}}

The article "A Graphic Facilitation Retrospective", written by David Sibbet in 2001, told the story of early pioneers of graphic facilitation who were inspired by architects (with understanding of large imagery), designers, computer engineers (who started to cluster information in a new way), art and psychology.<ref name=Sibbet2001>{{cite web |last=Sibbet |first=David |date=26 April 2009 |orig-year=2001 |url=http://www.davidsibbet.com/GF%20Retrospective(Updated).pdf |title=A graphic facilitation retrospective |website=www.davidsibbet.com |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813033508/http://www.davidsibbet.com/GF%20Retrospective%28Updated%29.pdf }}</ref> Sibbet described that what at a glance "just" looked like graphics was much more: "It was also dance, and story telling, since the facilitator was constantly in physical motion, miming the group and its communication with movement, as well as commenting on the displays, suggesting processes and the like."<ref name=Sibbet2001/>{{rp|3}} An early paper in the field of graphic facilitation was "Explicit Group Memory" by Geoff Ball, who claimed that a shared picture is the best way to support group learning or, more importantly, a lasting memory in the group.<ref name=Sibbet2001/>{{rp|1}}

'''Graphic recording''' combines the skills of a note-taker and an artist to visually represent information communicated orally in a group of people, but usually without much interaction between the person doing the graphic recording and the other people.<ref name=Sibbet2001/>{{rp|9}} Graphic recording is used to create visual summaries of meeting dialogue or conference speakers' presentations. Key skills of graphic recording include listening to people, thinking about what information is most important in what they have said, organizing the information in a way that can be communicated graphically, and drawing graphics that are visually and emotionally appealing.<ref name=Hogan2007/>

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==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |last=Agerbeck |first=Brandy |date=2012 |title=The graphic facilitator's guide: how to use your listening, thinking & drawing skills to make meaning |location=Chicago |publisher=Loosetooth.com Library |isbn=9780615591872 |oclc=794008185}} * {{cite magazine |last=Averett |first=Nancy |date=February 2014 |title=The art of inspiration: why companies are hiring artists to record their brainstorms |magazine=Inc. |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=88 |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/201402/nancy-averett/sketch-note-brainstorms.html}} * {{cite book |last1=Bojer |first1=Marianne Mille |last2=Knuth |first2=Marianne |last3=Magner |first3=Colleen |date=2008 |chapter=Graphic facilitation |title=Mapping dialogue: essential tools for social change |series=Taos tempo series: collaborative practices for changing times |location=Chagrin Falls, Ohio |publisher=Taos Institute Publications |page=130 |isbn=978-0971231283 |oclc=276344518}} * {{cite journal |last=Breselor |first=Sara |date=June 2015 |title=The big picture |journal=Communication Arts |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=24–27 |url=https://www.commarts.com/columns/the-big-picture}} * {{cite book |last1=Justice |first1=Thomas |last2=Jamieson |first2=David W. |date=2012 |chapter=Graphic facilitation |title=The facilitator's fieldbook: step-by-step guides, checklists, samples and worksheets |edition=3rd |location=New York |publisher=AMACOM |pages=175–179 |isbn=9780814420089 |oclc=755072114}} * {{cite book |last1=Margulies |first1=Nancy |last2=Sibbet |first2=David |date=2007 |chapter=Visual recording and graphic facilitation: helping people see what they mean |editor1-last=Holman |editor1-first=Peggy |editor2-last=Devane |editor2-first=Tom |editor3-last=Cady |editor3-first=Steven |title=The change handbook: the definitive resource on today's best methods for engaging whole systems |edition=2nd |location=San Francisco |publisher=Berrett-Koehler |pages=[https://archive.org/details/The_Change_Handbook_9781576755099/page/n597 573–587] |isbn=9781576753798 |oclc=66527256 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/The_Change_Handbook_9781576755099/page/n597 |chapter-url-access=registration}} * {{cite book |last=Pearpoint |first=Jack |date=2002 |title=Hints for graphic facilitators |location=Toronto |publisher=Inclusion Press |isbn=1895418453 |oclc=50186015}} * {{cite book |last1=Qvist-Sørensen |first1=Ole |last2=Baastrup |first2=Loa |date=2019 |title=Visual collaboration: a powerful toolkit for improving meetings, projects, and processes |location=Hoboken, NJ |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=9781119611042 |oclc=1126156035}} * {{cite book |last=Sibbet |first=David |date=2005 |chapter=Graphic facilitation: the art of drawing out the best in people |editor-last=Schuman |editor-first=Sandy |title=The IAF handbook of group facilitation: best practices from the leading organization in facilitation |series=Jossey-Bass business & management series |location=San Francisco |publisher=Jossey-Bass |pages=155–170 |isbn=078797160X |oclc=57000802}} * {{cite book |last=Sonneman |first=Milly R. |date=1997 |title=Beyond words: a guide to drawing out ideas |location=Berkeley |publisher=Ten Speed Press |isbn=0898159113 |oclc=35808328 |url=https://archive.org/details/beyondwordsguide0000sonn |url-access=registration}} * {{cite book |last1=Tyler |first1=Carlotta |last2=Valek |first2=Lynne |last3=Rowland |first3=Regina |date=2006 |chapter=Graphic facilitation and large group methods |editor1-last=Bunker |editor1-first=Barbara Benedict |editor2-last=Alban |editor2-first=Billie T. |title=The handbook of large group methods: creating systemic change in organizations and communities |series=Jossey-Bass business & management series |location=San Francisco |publisher=Jossey-Bass |pages=[https://archive.org/details/handbookoflargeg00barb/page/394 394–406] |isbn=0787981435 |oclc=67346067 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/handbookoflargeg00barb/page/394 |chapter-url-access=registration}} * {{cite book |last1=Winkel |first1=Michelle |last2=Junge |first2=Maxine Borowsky |date=2012 |title=Graphic facilitation and art therapy: imagery and metaphor in organizational development |location=Springfield, IL |publisher=Charles C. Thomas |isbn=9780398087388 |oclc=760978697}} {{refend}}

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