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This is what an intro to graphic recording workshop looks like

February 10th, 2012 · 2 Comments · edtech, envizualize, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, information design, Information Visualization, large scale visual notes, partnerships, presentation design, public speaking, sketchnotearmy, storytelling, visual sensemaking, workshops

(video snippet of graphic recording workshop. 35 seconds) Graphic recording is a technique for turning transforming conversation into large scale visual notes composed of pictures, text, and diagrams as the conversation happens. I had the pleasure of giving 45 Carnegie Mellon University undergraduate design majors a taste of graphic recording with a mini-workshop I led [...]

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Art and Code: DIY 3D Visualization and Sensing

October 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · edtech, envizualize, graphic recording, Information Visualization

See the complete set of graphic recordings I did at Art and Code: DIY Sensing and Visualization here. The conference, orchestrated by Golan Levin, explored the fascinating world of do it yourself 3D sensing and visualization with artists, hackers, and designers from all over the world. The Microsoft Kinect recently changed this field drastically by [...]

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IFVP Conference 2012: Connecting Art, Technology, and Business in the City of Bridges

October 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · business, edtech, entrepreneurship, envizualize, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, information design, Information Visualization, large scale visual notes, npTech, partnerships, storytelling, technology, visual sensemaking, vizsales vizmarketing vizpersuasion, workshops

I am thrilled that the International Forum of Visual Practitioners 2012 conference will be happening in my current hometown, Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges. Pittsburgh holds the world record for number of bridges, edging out Venice by four bridges. I think this is very appropriate to the IFVP conference, as we help our clients connect [...]

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Want more kids to grow up to be Steve Jobs? Provide more art education for our kids

October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · edtech

Photo by San Jose Library (CC BY-SA 2.0) What made Steve Jobs great? It wasn’t any one thing: it was a combination of traits and skillsets. I would argue his most important trait was, to quote Joe Nocera of the NYTimes: …an astonishing aesthetic sense, which businesspeople almost always lack. Now an astonishing aesthetic sense [...]

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Envizualize Will Be Graphic Recording at PodCamp Pittsburgh

September 16th, 2011 · No Comments · business, edtech, entrepreneurship, envizualize, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, storytelling, visual sensemaking

(Envizualizations from another excellent event) I will be capturing the first couple of sessions in the Hub at PodCamp Pittsburgh, Saturday, September 17. Stop by and say hi! 9:00 – 9:45 (HUB) Keynote Address – Norm Huelsman and Jeremy Fuksa 10:00 – 10:45 (HUB) Blogging 101: Intro to Blogging (Andrea Laurion) (Maybe-they have not confirmed [...]

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Power of 32, Steering Committee Meeting, 6-22-2011

June 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · business, edtech, entrepreneurship, envizualize, government, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, information design, Information Visualization, large scale visual notes, npTech, partnerships, sketchnotearmy, storytelling, visual sensemaking

These are the visual notes I created during the Power of 32 Steering Committee Leadership Meeting that took place 6-22-2011. View gallery of the visual notes here. ***Note: This is a snapshot of the conversation at this point in the Power of 32 process–not a definitive to do list.*** The Power of 32 is an [...]

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Plan Projects by Drawing Pictures: May 12, 6:30 PM, Society for Technical Communication, Pittsburgh

May 12th, 2011 · No Comments · business, edtech, entrepreneurship, envizualize, graphic facilitation, graphic recording, information design, Information Visualization, sketchnotearmy, visual sensemaking, workshops

When:May 12, 6:30 PM What: If you want to get a taste of how you can plan projects easier and better by drawing pictures, join me in this mini workshop I am leading at the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. I just ran a similar mini-workshop at the Maryland Society for Educational [...]

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