Fundamentals of Visual Facilitation

Course Overview

As individuals and organizations grow increasingly comfortable with in-person interactions, there has been a significant shift towards holding workshops, events, and meetings face-to-face. After spending the past few years adapting to the virtual environment, this class is designed to enhance your visual facilitation skills for in-person sessions. Note: If you're interested in learning how to incorporate visuals into your remote work, please check out our virtual visual facilitation class: https://alluvial-visual-facilitation-dec-6.eventbrite.ca

What you will learn:

• Optimize room use (arrangements, visual layout, wall space utilization)
• Expand your visual vocabulary and icon library (perfect for those who can draw lines, triangles, squares, and circles!)
• Master working on large scales (4' x 8') and learn to lay paper on walls like a pro
• Use and create visual and metaphorical templates
• Gain hands-on experience with various professional tools (markers, paper, pastels, tape, Post-its)
• Discover visual tools for facilitating meetings (drawing/capturing while speaking)
• Enhance your flip-chart lettering skills!

Who is this for?

This workshop is ideal for anyone who works in teams, collaborates on ideas, or leads groups through meetings, workshops, training sessions, or events. It's an introductory course to in-person visual facilitation, so no prior experience with drawing or using visuals in meetings is necessary. Visual facilitation isn’t about being an 'artist'—visuals can take many forms, including using photographs to spark conversation and alignment, which doesn't require any drawing skills. If you’re unsure if this course is right for you, please contact us for more information.

What you will get:

• Access to my visual facilitation kit to explore various brands and tools
• In-person sessions with a maximum of 12 participants (small group dynamic)
• Networking opportunities with like-minded individuals who share your passion for facilitation and visuals
• Hands-on, paper-based setup for in-person learning and,
• A professional starter kit of visual supplies, including Neuland brand markers, an X-Acto knife, and more (valued at approximately $50-$75, picture below)

About the Trainer

Kristi Meredith has worked as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach & Trainer in both the Public and Private Sectors on a range of software, construction, policy and hardware projects. Through her experience, she offers a wide range of services to clients, specializing in Agile & Scrum coaching, team culture & team building, visual management and graphic facilitation, and workshop facilitation. Her objective and passion is to help teams and organizations find alignment and process that enables them to deliver value to customers while also building and sustaining a people-first, positive workplace culture. She is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) practitioner, Certified Disciplined Agilist, and an expert in the incorporation of visuals in both facilitation and information radiators.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Victoria, Canada