1st Edition

Graphical Facilitation Enabling Conversation And Learning Through Images

By Curie Scott, Steve Hutchinson Copyright 2025
224 Pages 116 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 116 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 116 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

If ‘a picture is worth a thousand words,’ this book provides an approach to help create professional pictures that productively and powerfully capture conversations and thinking for individual and collective learning. Individuals are bombarded by information, and organizations, managers, and teachers often lack a corresponding set of tools to make sense of this complexity—resulting in far too... Read more

Picturing the Scene: Introduction. Part One – The Basics of Facilitation. Chapter 1: The Art of Facilitation – a Reminder for the Experienced. Part Two - The Graphical Facilitator’s Tools and Technologies. Chapter 2: The Graphical Facilitation Kit List. Part Three – Graphical Approaches. Chapter 3: The Essentials - Lines and Clusters. Chapter 4: Triangles, Squares and Other Shapes. Chapter 5: Maps and Mapping. Chapter 6: Models and Frameworks. Chapter 7: Circles. Chapter 8: Freeform Graphics. Chapter 9: Space and Movement. Chapter 10: The Third Dimension. Chapter 11: Mixing and Matching. Chapter 12: Digital Possibilities. Part Four – ‘Drawing’ it All Together. Chapter 13: Reframe Your Thinking and Picture the Future

Biography

Dr. Curie Scott is an independent Education and Arts & Health consultant, coach, and artist. Qualified in medicine, science, and education, her knowledge and research span Arts and Health. She is an award-winning teacher, having taught hundreds of health professional students. Her thinking-through-drawing workshops help individuals and organizations within the Health and Education sectors navigate complexities and create meaningful narratives through drawing. Curie was the strategic lead for rolling out “Prosper”, an innovative career development tool for researchers at the University of Southampton.

Dr. Steve Hutchinson has spent over two decades at the forefront of training and development practice. As an independent consultant, using graphical approaches, he has worked as a coach, trainer and developer for Universities and research institutes all over the world, as well as leading acclaimed events and programmes in the public and private sectors. He has previously co-authored or edited six books about professional development, coaching, supervision, and leadership.

'This is an exceptional book and offers something unique in terms of its creativity, vibrancy and sheer practical genius. No other book on the market pulls off graphical facilitation like this—anyone interested in the very best of professional development resources should read this publication.'
Professor Gerry Czerniawski
Programme Leader for Professional Doctorate in Education
Chair of the British Educational Research Association’s Engagement Committee
The University of East London

'The use of creative techniques like graphical representation in workshops unlocks much deeper engagement and Steve and Curie are experts in using this facilitative approach to help make learning happen.'
Professor Sam Nolan
Director of Durham Centre for Academic Development, Durham University

'If you want to increase individual and team creativity as well as enrich team discussions, I recommend trying some of the graphical creative pictorial approaches presented here!'
Dr Graham Curtis
Director of Learning & Research, Roffey Park Institute