Here are a few examples of meetings, workshops and training sessions that I have designed and facilitated.

Special Libraries Association

Casey Foundation Constituency Engagement

The Casey Family Programs Constituency Engagement in Seattle was in need of a graphic facilitator to help them prepare a presentation to their Board of Trustees. I designed and facilitated a one-day working meeting. During the meeting, the team discussed the department timeline, their successes and challenges and their future direction. I captured it all in a draft mural. After the meeting, I refined the mural into a finished product for use at the presentation:

National Endowment for Financial Education

I served as graphic recorder for a half-day brainstorming session for the National Endowment for Financial Education:

Big Sky Study Circles

The community of Big Sky, Montana was divided over whether or not a local high school should be built. Many parents were frustrated with their children's hour-long bus ride to Bozeman, while others felt that a local school would not be able to offer the same quality of education as Bozeman High School. In order to engage all points of view concerning this complex (and emotional) issue, community leaders organized a series of Study Circles - I volunteered to be one of the facilitators. To sort out values, issues, and goals. I used a variety of techniques including appreciative inquiry, conversation café, and graphical facilitation - as shown here:

I also designed the final community meeting which I based on Open Space technology. It was very successful in engaging all the participants, clarifying committee agendas, defining specific tasks, and gaining commitment from committee members...all in just two hours!

As one of the organizers said:

“ The visuals you created were terrific. The format was sooo successful . . . all are speaking about how successful the Open Space Meeting was! ”

The Museum of Flight Personal Courage Wing Docent Training

The goal of this project was to get the docents ready in a short amount of time to lead visitor tours of the new Personal Courage Wing exhibit of WWI and WWII fighter aircraft. The docents attended two four-hour workshops, and together, we created a mural-sized timeline, described the features of each artifact, placed the artifacts appropriately on the timeline, and identified key world events, tactics & technologies, and pilots.

Docents had the option of creating a miniature version at their desk, and following the workshop they had an opportunity to practice leading a tour and receive feedback. I posted the materials we produced during the workshop on a website I created specifically for the docents - it also included photos, documents and other reference material they could refer to later. The combination of hands-on activity, storytelling, small-group discussion, web-based reference material, and drawing on the knowledge within the group proved to be very successful. At the end of the workshop the docents felt well prepared.

“ The Docents still share their joy with the training program. Staff is extremely pleased with the outcome of the training and the accompanying assessment tool that was created. ”

Bonnie Hilory

Director of Education

The Museum of Flight

Exploring Brain Science, Marketing, and Technology for Education

On June 1, 2004, an eclectic group of people gathered at the Boeing Leadership Center in St. Louis for a three-day exploration of the future of education. The workshop provided the venue for 60 educators from universities, colleges, K-12 schools, and Boeing training and education units to learn about and practice the application of new brain science research in learning. I designed and facilitated this three-day workshop, which featured lectures by three researchers. Since their lectures emphasized a new approach to teaching and learning, it was crucial that I design the workshop activities to be consistent with the theories being presented. This was important not only for reasons of credibility, but also to achieve the learning outcomes we desired. As a result, the participants heard the ideas from the lecturers, experienced them first hand in the workshop design, and through group projects, experimented with the application of the concepts themselves.

Exploring Brain Science, Marketing, and Technology for Education

  “ This workshop opened my eyes to the potentials for education improvement. It provoked deep thinking and lively conversation throughout the 3 days. The speakers were engaging and I just wanted to hear more. ”

Margaret Turcott

Division Chair