Crackerjack Visual Thinking

Category: Learning and Development

  • Have a look at Crackerjack’s testimonials!

    Here’s our latest testimonial:

    Liam Humphreys – Exercise Science Researcher, Sheffield Hallam University

    John attended the launch event of Active Everyday; a physical activity referral programme for people affected by cancer in Sheffield. The project is funded by Macmillan Cancer Support and Sport England.

    The event included a diverse blend of delegates, including clinicians, nurses, researchers, commissioners, and people affected by cancer. The programme included many different speakers all promoting the benefits of physical activity for people with cancer. I asked John to attend the event because I wanted a creative way of providing delegates with an overview of the day.

    The finished piece was extremely well received by the attendees and John was able to explain his artistic vision from what he had heard throughout the event. I now have a great piece of work that I can share with everyone from the event and for events in the future.

    John was very easy to work with and accommodating to my requests. I would certainly use him again for future events and would highly recommend him to others.

    If you would like a more creative and interactive experience for your events or meetings; John is your man.

    Find out what more of our clients think of working with Crackerjack Visual Thinking by clicking here!

  • Great feedback received about Crackerjack’s Visualising Great Conversations workshop

    Here’s some feedback about the Visualising Great Conversations workshop recently run by Crackerjack for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust:

    “Very useful and inspiring session – especially around developing good listening skills not just around gaining confidence in actually drawing.”

    “The style of the session was very relaxed and gave confidence to have a go at all the activities.”

    “Enjoyed it and think it would be great to put it to use for info on activities for workshops.”

    “It was really useful and previously I have avoided drawing anything due to lack of skill and this session gave me simple usable ways of getting the point across in a visual way.”

    “I thought he [John] was excellent”.

    “I liked that he used his graphics to demonstrate how they could be used – agenda / exercises.”

    “It felt it was a ‘no pressure, have a go session’ which was perfect for the reluctant!”

    “Excellent session, real food for thought about how we can do things differently within the organisation.”

    Find out more about the workshop and how it could benefit your organisation by clicking here.

  • For the latest news and ideas on #visualthinking read the new ‘Crackerjack Visual Thinking Daily’

    For ideas and inspiration about all things Visual Thinking, subscribe to the new free Crackerjack Visual Thinking Daily.

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    To receive a daily alert when the Crackerjack Visual Thinking Daily is published, and for other updates from Crackerjack, follow us on Twitter at @JohnAshtonCPD.

  • A pen and paper – one of the most powerful business and thinking tools available… #visualthinking

    Crackerjack Visual Thinking believes that the combination of a pen and a piece of paper is one of the most powerful business and thinking tools available.

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    The visual thinking approach is fundamentally based on using these simple tools (or their iPad style equivalents!) to create visual images that communicate ideas, facilitate discussion, engage thinking and provide a catalyst for co-creation between people.

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    The visual thinking approach enables organisations to experience increased creativity and innovation – ultimately leading to growth and success.

    To find out more about visual thinking please visit www.crackerjackvisualthinking.com or call John Ashton on +44 (0) 775 282 6227.

  • ‘Resilient Dynamism’ – the theme of Davos 2013

    The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 is taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland. Its key theme this year is about creating ‘resilient dynamism’ – in other words helping organisations, governments and other body’s to create a positive and creative environment in which growth and development can happen within an evermore transformational, complex, challenging, competitive and inter-connected world.

    To enable this ‘resilient dynamism’ to flourish will initially require:

    • A clear vision of what is meant by the term ‘resilient dynamism’.
    • A clear strategic plan of how this global goal can be achieved.
    • The engagement of employees and employers around the globe with the vision and strategic plan.
    • Initiatives to ensure the that organisations and their people have the skills and ability to play their part in achieving the global goal of ‘resilient dynamism’.

    To achieve the above, people development, organisational development, employee engagement and clear (visual) thinking would seem to have an important role to play. Crackerjack therefore hopes that the importance of these disciplines is recognised as part of the toolkit required to achieve ‘resilient dynamism’ during the discussions in Davos.

  • Crackerjack: the engagement, learning and creativity alchemists!

    Crackerjack People Development is now a multi-disciplinary consultancy focussed on helping people and organisations perform to their maximum potential. We achieve this by offering a blended consultancy approach which incorporates the following disciplines:

    Learning and Development
    Designing and delivering pragmatic learning solutions that enable people to improve their performance in the workplace

    Visual Thinking
    Facilitating workshops and events that use visual tools and techniques to help people visualise their ideas, ‘see’ problems more clearly and identify more innovative and creative ways of resolving them.

    Organisational Development
    Helping organisations to identify, understand and implement the organisational changes required to enable them to remain successful in their chosen marketplace.

    The alchemy of these three disciplines produces a unique approach that enables Crackerjack People Development to support businesses in engaging their people and achieving their ambitions.

    To find out more and discuss your requirements, click here to contact us.