Crackerjack Visual Thinking

Tag: Storytelling

  • Creating a vision rich picture for Project 4 Learning Lab

    Creating a vision rich picture for Project 4 Learning Lab

    Crackerjack Visual Thinking recently worked with Project 4 Learning Lab (P4L) to create a rich picture of their vision for the future.

    P4L help organisations find their flow; delivering products to market faster, accelerating flow of knowledge work and accelerating flow of product. They work with organisations including Rolls-Royce, Astra Zeneca, Alstom and Infosys.

    Crackerjack ran a half-day visioning workshop with the team using the Crackerjack Visioning Process™ and then created the rich picture based on the outputs from the process:

    Project 4 Learning Lab Vision

    Click on the image to see the full size PDF version of the rich picture.

    Click HERE to see the animated build version of the image.

    Keith Howells, P4L CEO, shares his experience of the process…

    Why did you want to visualise your vision?

    We were looking for a way to communicate our vision and the work that our organisation does in a holistic way that was both multi-dimensional and engaging at the same time.  We also wanted to ensure that as a team we were absolutely aligned in what we do, how we do it and why that is important to us and our stakeholders.

    How did you find the visioning process (both the workshop and the image development process)?

    The visioning process was exciting and really easy for us all to engage in.  It gave us a structure to have conversations to help us align as a team without it ever feeling constraining.  It was really interesting to see how the process engaged everyone involved and allowed them to express their thoughts and opinions in a slightly different way to how we might in a “normal day”.

    We found the visioning workshop really energising and by the end we felt good that we were in agreement of around 80 or 90% of the inputs that went into the generation of the final picture.

    The image development process was straightforward too because it was staged around the definition of a high level concept and supporting layout before focusing on the details of the imagery and the finer points of the text.

    John was very open to change (whilst also guiding us towards something that was coherent) as we asked for one thing and then decided that we needed something different!  It was a really good experience.

    How do you intend to use the finalised rich picture?

    We plan to use it in two main areas…firstly, to explain to potential new clients about the work we do, how we do it and the difference it typically makes to our clients, and secondly, to support the onboarding of new team members by providing a foundation so that they can become really effective really quickly.

    Find out more…

    Find out more about Project 4 Learning Lab at https://www.p4learninglab.com

    To find out more about the Crackerjack Visioning Process™ and our work, visit https://www.crackerjackvisualthinking.com

     

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  • ‘Picture’ your organisational story to engage your people… #visualthinking #engagement #storytelling #e4s

    Telling a clear story can be the key helping your people engage with your organisations vision and purpose.

    Being able to ‘see’ the story as a picture can further enhance their understanding, helping them both see the ‘big picture’ and well as better understand where their role fits into what can sometimes be large and complex organisations.

    Find out more about how visual thinking can support engagement in your organisation by listening to John Ashton from Crackerjack Visual Thinking on Engage for Success Radio:

  • What can Graphic Recording add to my meeting or event?

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    A graphic recording will tell the story of your meeting or event including themes, facts, memorable conversations and key images.

    Having a graphic recording created during your meeting or event allows:

    • Facilitators/meeting leaders to:
      • use the graphic recording to summarise progress during the meeting.
      • use the graphic recording to summarise the meeting at the end of the event.
    • Participants to:
      • check their understanding during the meeting and clarify anything they may have missed.
      • use the graphic recording as an aide memoir after the event.
    • People who weren’t able to attend the event to:
      • ‘see’ the meeting as it happened using the graphic recording as a guide.
    • Everyone to:
      • use the graphic recording as a tool to stimulate discussion and debate back in the workplace (and beyond!) after the event.

    Click here to find out more about Crackerjack People Development’s graphic recording service.