Crackerjack Visual Thinking

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  • Great feedback from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust about the ‘Transforming Care for the Future’ rich picture created by Crackerjack Visual Thinking #engage #communicate

    Very pleased to be able to share feedback we’ve received from Mark Lindsay, Assistant Director of Strategy, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, in relation to the ‘Transforming Care for the Future’ rich picture we created for use across the organisation:

    “John from Crackerjack Visual Thinking was commissioned to create a rich picture depicting our strategy. In doing so he engaged with the team, not only offering suggestions, but importantly he listened to what we felt was important. He then seamlessly weaved this into the working document in a very timely manner.

    He was very quick to respond and worked flexibly in terms of time and method of communication. We found that most of the work could be carried out over the telephone or email, but when we requested that he visit us, John didn’t hesitate to make the long journey.

    He was happy to amend the work until we were completely satisfied with the result – which we were. If you are looking to depict your message through a rich picture, then John comes highly recommended!”

    Mark Lindsay – Assistant Director of Strategy

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  • Crackerjack Visual Thinking helping to communicate the future of project management at Rolls Royce

    Crackerjack is working with Rolls Royce at their Derby HQ to help them communicate their future approach to project and programme management.

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    Crackerjack spent a day with the Rolls Royce ‘Civils’ Project Management (PM) team learning about their new project management operating model and translating this into a one-page visual overview for on-going engagement and communication activities.

    The visual was hand-drawn on an iPad which enabled ideas and design sketches to be shared in real-time to onsite and offsite members of the team for discussion and iteration on the day of our visit.

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    Note: This is an example graphic and not representative of the work produced for Rolls Royce!

    The finalised visual was then used immediately to drive discussion about future ways of working across the PM teams and is due to play a large role in an PM team conference this week.

    To find out more about how we can help you draw out your brilliant ideas, please…

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  • Hand-drawn animation used to visualise #goodhydration key messages for Oxford Patient Safety #communicate #engage #NHS

    Hand-drawn animation used to visualise #goodhydration key messages for Oxford Patient Safety #communicate #engage #NHS

    Crackerjack recently spent some time with Oxford Medical Illustration (@OMINHS) to develop six short videos for Oxford Patient Safety featuring our hand-drawn animations on the theme of ensuring elderly patients receive good hydration throughout their time in care and rehabilitation.

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    The benefits of good hydration are well researched and documented and the video provides an overview of the key ways in which patient hydration can be encouraged and integrated into patients daily care routines.

    Hand-drawn animation provides another method of reinforcing key messages in a way that is memorable and engages the audience. To find out more, please CONTACT US. 

  • Crackerjack Visual Thinking is excited to be #graphicrecording at The Rubik’s Cube of Childhood Brain Injury tomorrow for the @childrens_trust #NPBIC18

    Crackerjack Visual Thinking is excited to be #graphicrecording at The Rubik’s Cube of Childhood Brain Injury tomorrow for the @childrens_trust #NPBIC18

    Crackerjack is very much looking forward to graphic recording at tomorrow’s (20/6/18) Rubik’s Cube of Childhood Brain Injury conference for the Children’s Trust at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

    Here’s a little visual I created for them in advance of the event:

    Childrens Trust 20th June 2018 Event

    To find out more about how we can help you create a lasting visual memory of your next event, please CONTACT US.

  • Great afternoon facilitating an event for Travis Perkins PLC #communicate #engage

    Great afternoon facilitating an event for Travis Perkins PLC #communicate #engage

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    Really enjoyed designing and facilitating an event for Travis Perkins PLC yesterday. The outputs from the event will be used for a variety of purposes including helping me design a rich picture showing the benefits to internal and external customers of a new system being launched in the coming months.

    This has been a really collaborative piece of work so far and I’ve enjoyed working with my client to develop yesterdays session and plan for the next steps of our work together.

    To find out more about how we can help you with your events, please CONTACT US.

    John

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    Director

  • Getting ready to start a MAGNET whiteboard explainer animation for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust #NHS #NUH #MAGNET #animation

    Getting ready to start a MAGNET whiteboard explainer animation for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust #NHS #NUH #MAGNET #animation

    All set to strat creating a whiteboard explainer animation video for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to provide an overview of their approach to achieving MAGNET accreditation.

    Step 1: lay down the scripted voiceover that we’ve been working on…

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    If you are interested in finding out more about whiteboard explainer videos, please CONTACT US.

  • 1 hour to draw a global IT strategy for a CIO! #visualthinking #graphicrecording

    Today I’m off to spend 1 hour with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Interflora’s owner FTD Companies. In that hour I’ll be capturing his vision for the companies global IT strategy using the trusty visual thinking tools of pens and paper. Ironic given that it’s an IT strategy!

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    Should be fun!

    John

  • “An idea that remains trapped in your head serves no purpose” #visualthinking #communicate

    “An idea that remains trapped in your head serves no purpose” #visualthinking #communicate

    An idea that remains trapped in your head serves no purpose.

    The above is rather a blunt statement – but is intrinsically true.

    If you have a great idea but are not able to articulate it to others or implement it by yourself, then nothing will have been gained by having an idea that could have been the ‘next big thing’!

    That’s why helping people find ways of unlocking their thinking and then sharing this with others is so critical to all organisations.

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    In my experience, helping people visualise their thinking through sketches, diagrams and doodles (either by encouraging them to do this themselves or capturing their thinking for them) helps them focus their thinking, experiment more freely with their ideas and find ways to more easily explain their ideas to others.

    The creativity of the visualisation process adds a new dynamic and energy that cannot usually be achieved through simply talking about an idea.

    So, why not get your teams to visualise their thinking at your next team meeting and see what great ideas can be released from your teams heads!

    John

    To find out more about how Crackerjack can help you develop your ideas, please CONTACT US.

  • Travis Perkins asks Crackerjack Visual Thinking to provide facilitation and rich picture support for major change programme #engage #communicate

    Crackerjack is pleased to share that Travis Perkins PLC (one of the building industries most popular brands and owner of 20+ trade, home improvement and DIY businesses including Wickes and Toolstation) has asked us to help them design and facilitate a key event in a major change programme and then produce a rich picture to share the ouputs from the event across the organisation.

    To find out how we can help you develop and communicate your ideas (including strategies and visions) across your organisation, please CONTACT US.