Welcome to the second edition of “Envizualize This,” the Envizualize newsletter. If you want this quarterly newsletter delivered to your inbox, sign up at the very bottom of this blog post.

Here is the 2010 Envizualize recap:

“Philly’s creative class gathers for unconventional convention” That was the headline the Philadelphia Inquirer ran its article about TEDxPhilly where I had the honor of being keynote visualizer. I had a splendid time creating large scale visual notes of talks by an array of artists, social entrepreneurs, and scientists who spoke passionately about creating a better world in front of a live audience of 700 people.

It delights me when I see people photograph the large scale visual notes I create. Whether they share them with their social networks or just want the photos as record of the event for themselves, it is a sign that people are engaged with the ideas of the conference.

I applaud the people that made TEDxPhilly so special and was honored that Envizualize was able to participate in this amazing showcase of innovation in the 5th most populous metro region in the nation.

The week before TEDxPhilly, I had an amazing experience creating large scale visual notes of the conversations and keynotes at the 2010 Collaborative Innovation Forum in Orlando.

Enovia, the collaborative lifecycle management company, brought together peers, partners, and customers from companies diverse as GE Energy and Under Armour to discuss how hyper-sociality impacts their organizations’ product and process innovation. Ed Moran, Director of Insights and Innovation from Deloitte expertly emceed. Thanks to the Human 1.0 team who brought me in to visually synthesize the ideas at the event.

The visual notes above are from a talk that high school principal Chris Lehmann gave at TEDxPhilly about why high school stinks for so many kids. His basic premise is that high school stinks because most high school students spend their time being told what to do, instead of being asked what they can do to improve society. Chris asked: What is high school like when we ask high school students to teach us? What is high school like when we give students real world challenges and ask them to overcome them? He maintained that when we allow those questions to be asked, suddenly, high school doesn’t have to stink.

The coming year is already shaping up to be a busy one for me. Here are a couple of places I will be:

Austin: I will be creating large scale visual notes of SXSW Interactive Festival Panel “Nonprofits and Free Agents in A Networked World “ in Mid March. Be sure to say hello if you are at the festival.

Baltimore: I will be leading mini workshops on solving problems with pictures at the Maryland Society for Educational Technology Conference in April. Very excited about getting more visual thinking into DNA of our educational system.

If you would like to have me support your meeting, event, or workplace by creating vivid large scale visual notes, don’t hesitate to be in touch.

Or if you are interested in a workshop developing your team’s visual thinking abilities, please connect with me in person, on the phone, or at the email address below.

Have a wonderful December, full of warmth and good things.

Jonny Goldstein

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Jonny@envizualize.com

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