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Easy ways to show more diversity in your drawing

27/01/2018 by Ben Crothers

Life is full of all kinds of people, and your drawings can be too, with these ideas and examples. UPDATE: A lot has changed since I first wrote this post (in 2018). It’s tempting to rewrite the whole thing, but I’ll save that for another new post. That said, I’ve redrawn my example drawings here, […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started Tagged With: accessibility, accessories, age, beards, diversity, ethnicities, faces, figures, inclusion

3 ways to visualise psychological safety for better team performance

22/01/2018 by Ben Crothers

A team that draws together stays together. Here are 3 ways to get your team doing simple sketches together to forge a greater sense of psychological safety, and to perform better.

Filed Under: For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Fun and creativity, Problem solving Tagged With: camaraderie, check-ins, coaching, drawing, facilitation, group drawing, teams, visual metaphor, visual thinking

5 easy ways to give your sketches more WOW factor

04/01/2018 by Ben Crothers

Do you ever wonder why some sketches have a way of jumping out at you and grabbing your attention? By trying out these ideas in your sketching, yours can do that too.

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Sketchnoting and graphic recording Tagged With: drawing, visual storytelling

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