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For project managers and facilitators

5 tips for better whiteboarding awesomeness

12/05/2017 by Ben Crothers

More talking, and more slides in our meetings! Says no-one ever. Command the whiteboard, and get everyone more engaged, with these 5 simple tips.

Filed Under: For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Getting started, Sketchnoting and graphic recording, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: meetings, tips and tricks, whiteboarding

Sketch the resource Tank for better team efficiency

05/05/2017 by Ben Crothers

Your time, energy and attention are precious! The Resource Tank sketch can help you and your team take stock of where they’re going, and how to get some time and energy back.

Filed Under: For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: coaching, productivity, visual framework, visual metaphor

Get your problems all MOPT up with this problem-solving method

24/04/2017 by Ben Crothers

In the last post, we looked at an easy way to sketch out various aspects of a problem, according to three parts: These three lenses give us a more structured way to approach and better understand a problem space. Step 1: look for clues So where does the MOPT come in? I’ll get to that. […]

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving Tagged With: coaching, meetings, problem framing

How well does your team make decisions? The Decision Tree can help

18/04/2017 by Ben Crothers

Here’s how to use a simple drawing of a tree to help you and your team nut out what sort of decisions everyone should be making, to help build trust and efficiency.

Filed Under: For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: coaching, decision-making, strategy, visual framework, visual metaphor

Here are 4 lines to help you understand any problem

16/04/2017 by Ben Crothers

Spend some time sketching up your problem space in terms of its three parts: rational, emotional and political.

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: coaching, facilitation, problem framing

Make your transformation happen with the Superhero Booth visual framework

20/03/2017 by Ben Crothers

Get clear on how to turn into the ‘Super You’ with this Superhero Booth visual framework. Oh, and it works for customers and teams, too.

Filed Under: For designers and researchers, For meeting leaders and coaches, For project managers and facilitators, Problem solving, Visual strategy and facilitation Tagged With: coaching, goalsetting, product design, product strategy, strategic thinking, visual framework, visual thinking

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