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People are always asking me how I take sketch notes. Here are 10 tips to get started just in time for SXSW 2011.
Why doesn't the typical meeting work for you anymore? Why, when you see the laptop come out and the lights start to dim, do you feel an overwhelming sense of dread?
Maybe you've become used to a different way of interacting; a different kind of media. Social media.
What is social media? I think of it as a group of media producers that is primarily it's own audience.
I was first introduced to this idea by Alex Vieux of Red Herring, who defined the Red Herring media ecosystem as a global social network of entrepreneurs, technologists, and financiers who were primarily interested in each others' activities and ideas.
A short while later I sat next to Ross Mayfield of Socialtext, who for three days running attempted to convince me of the power of wikis -- I am sad to say, without success. Those of you who know me are aware that I can be quite slow on the uptake sometimes.
Later I met Jerry Michalski, who is so passionate about social media that he named his company Sociate.
You wouldn't be reading this if you weren't already connecting to the world of social media. Which is why, I submit, that meetings of the traditional type don't work for you any more. You're no longer a couch potato, watching TV in the evening, being spoon-fed your media. And you don't want that role in your business meetings either.
You've become a part of the social media ecosystem. In addition to being a consumer of media, you're now also a producer. You've become accustomed to having a voice in the conversation. Social media is a clear phenomenon and it isn't going away.
So you can imagine my surprise when I searched the web for a simple, clear definition of social media and came up empty.
My definition is in the picture above.
What's your definition? Please leave a comment and share your thoughts.
1. Dumpster, 2. Yellow box, 3. Red, 4. Shed, 5. Yellow, 6. Lollipop!, 7. Blue metal, 8. Table top, 9. Blue sign, 10. Yellow, 11. Sign, 12. Dumpster, 13. Hydrant, 14. Fire alarm, 15. Yellow, 16. Red trailer
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
The meeting of the INFORM/INIO networks brought together 200 participants in Chania (Crete), Greece. This is my graphic recording of 3 days of presentations, discussions, sessions and teachings.
In my work, I tried to mix the substance of the event with elements surrounding it like the blue of the sea, fishing boats, seagulls, swallows, and houses on the the beautiful Chania's port.
They stand silent guard against anything that would threaten their group culture or identity.
1. Hydrant, 2. Hydrant, 3. Hydrant, 4. Hydrant, 5. Hydrant, 6. Hydrant, 7. Hydrant, 8. Hydrant, 9. Hydrant, 10. Hydrant, 11. Hydrant, 12. Hydrant, 13. Hydrant, 14. Hydrant, 15. Hydrant, 16. Hydrant
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Day 7 of #inktober , prompt: passport
My passport is what allows me to go far, very far, outside the European Union. Because I don’t need it to travel in the European area where the free movement of people is a right.
The inktober challenge is very simple. Just draw the prompt of the day in ink and publish it using the inktober hashtags. After a few years where I passed my turn, I am trying this 2024 edition even though it will be a month full of activities and commitments. I chose the free-style of the continuous line to represent the prompt, without fuss or colors.
I hope you like it!
#inktober2024 #sketchbook #sketchnotes #visualthinking #passport
0. Warming up: A short brainstorm to get everyone into 'thinking mode' with a simple topic such as: How to survive on a deserted island with just a paperclip.
1. The Braindump: All initial thoughts on the topic of the brainstorm.
2. Divergent thinking: The second 'wave' of a brainstorm people start to consider all the options everyone put out and starts to create new ideas off those.
3. Creative Ideation: The 2nd wave generated ideas with mixed context. The 3rd wave goes deeper into those ideas by combining them into creative ideas, generating truly original solutions.
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To best support the EC’s new HR strategy, recently announced by Gertrud Ingestad Director-General for Human Resources at European Commission, a community of HR professionals has been constituted. I had the privilege of attending their first meetings where they discussed how to translate their vision into practical ways of convening, collaborating and being user centric. A solid team of experts guides the first steps of this community of practice under the sponsorship of norman jardine, Mariana Burghiu - Zuber anamaria iorga Nathalie Dierickx Marie-Odile FRANCKAERT Fania Pallikarakis Susanne Szkola and Frédéric Williquet our expert Miro (in the hope of not having forgotten anyone).
This is my graphic recording of the last meeting.
Gold-toned silver print
From the series:
Conflict: Expression/Resolution/Suspension
Visual processing is cognitive. The Mind Moves the Center is an anisotropism, a rudimental type of visual thinking. The Mind Moves the Center represents the resolution of conflict in that the left side(man) and right side (nature) are integrated by way of the center which acts as a bridge between the two.