Crackerjack Visual Thinking

Category: Creativity

  • A unique graphic record of the CIPD Midlands Centenary Celebration!!! #CIPD100

    Crackerjack Visual Thinking was pleased to be able to provide the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD) with a graphic recording of their Centenary Celebration event that took place just outside Leicester on the 14th September 2013.

    Here’s the graphic that was produced live during the event (on a wall with a bend in it!):

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    Great feedback was received from delegates and the event organisers which was great to hear!

    To find out more please contact John Ashton on +44 (0)775 282 6227 or visit our website by clicking here.

  • HOW GRAPHIC RECORDING HELPED SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY (IN THEIR OWN WORDS)…

    Here’s one of the latest pieces of feedback we’ve received about our graphic recording work from Charli Buxton (Executive Assistant to the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University):

    “John attended our All Staff conference which focused on our new University strategy. It was important to us that we had visual record of the day as it panned out and of the initial feedback which the strategy received.

    John attended workshops and plenary sessions, he visited stands and stalls in our Market Place, constantly picking up themes and information to include in the final visual. John worked on the visual throughout the day in the main entrance to the University where people passing by were able to see his work in progress.

    By the end of the day we had a fantastic visual record of the day, brilliantly incorporating the feel of the conference, the architecture of the university and, most importantly, the engagement with and initial feedback from staff to the strategy.

    We now have the original visual and an electronic version which we will display around the University for those people who were unable to attend on the day.”

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  • How graphic visualisation helped one of our clients (in their own words)…

    Crackerjack Visual Thinking is very happy to share this latest testimonial from one of our clients:

    “We all know that one of the key pillars for effective change management is to have good communication.  We have tried many different ways of getting key messages to our workforce and are always looking for new and innovative ways of engaging with them.

    The important thing for us was not only to achieve effective communication but also to gain buy in of the direction in which the business was heading, the future challenges we faced and their part in this. We wanted to make it real and for them to feel part of the journey.

    Working with John Ashton at Crackerjack Visual Thinking, we were able to put the corporate message across along with employees views and opinions in a unique imaginative style. We have found that this really makes people want to understand what has already been achieved and ultimately where we would like to go.

    Within a very short period of time we had a communication tool that makes people want to engage and be part of it.  A very effective approach and one we will again consider in the future.”

    Factory Manager – Major UK Food Producer

    To find out more about our work and how we could help you and your business, please visit www.crackerjackvisualthinking.com

    #visualthinking #visualisaton #graphicrecording #communication

  • Holiday’s help you refresh your view of the familiar

    Whenever I return from a holiday, I’m always struck by how I notice even very small changes that have occurred in the area in which I live. It could be that someone has painted their door a slightly different colour, or that someone has planted a new plant in their garden.

    I then wonder if I would have noticed these small differences if I hadn’t had some time away from where I live?

    It would seem to me that familiarity can make us less likely notice the changes around us.

    Putting this into a work context, do we need to find ways of having ‘holidays’ from the projects we are working on in order to better understand what might have changed since we began our work?

    Sometimes recognising these changes (however big or small) could provide us with vital information that will allow us to refine and further improve our work.

    So, why not give yourself a ‘holiday’ from your work (even if it’s not two weeks in the sun!) and see if you can spot what’s changed since you went away?

    Happy holidays!

    #change #visualise #holiday

  • A lasting and engaging record of your next meeting, conference or event

    Why not move beyond PowerPoint and written reports of meetings by using graphic recording to create an impactful, lasting and engaging record of your next meeting, conference or event?

    You could have a large (5m x 1.2m) hand-drawn graphic (like the one shown below) created in real-time during your event!

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    To find out more visit www.crackerjackvisualthinking.com or call +44 (0)775 282 6227.

  • Graphic recording from Sheffield Hallam University’s ‘All Staff Conference’

    Here’s the graphic recording I created yesterday during Sheffield Hallam University’s ‘All Staff Conference’ to provide a visual summary of the key themes emerging from the event:

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    To find out more about how Crackerjack can create an engaging visual record of your meeting, event or conference, visit http://www.crackerjackvisualthinking.com or call us on +44 (0)775 282 6227. You can also click here to contact us.

    #graphicrecording #visualthinking #communication #tomorrowsSHU #SHU

  • Making a graphic vision authentic and engaging for team members

    Really pleased to have just secured a project to develop a graphic vision for an organisation. Even more pleased that they have agreed to allow me create the graphic incorporating input and ideas from their team members to ensure it is a truly authentic and engaging vision of the future for their business! #engagement #vision #visualthinking

  • When words are not enough…

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    #graphicvision #graphicrecording #visualisation #communication #engagement

  • Visual Thinking + Design Thinking = Innovation

    I was graphic recording at an large event yesterday where one of the key themes of the day centred around design thinking and its ability to drive innovative (and sometimes unexpected) solutions in organisations. Of particular interest to me was the use of visual thinking techniques including graphic visioning, graphic recording and sketching during the design thinking process (including developing customer/client ‘personas’ and during the ideation and prototyping phases of the process). Great to see visual thinking playing a key role in helping organisations innovate via the design thinking process!!! #designthinking #visualthinking #bizitalk #communication