This experimental Studio Session will focus our attention on Systems Thinking as applied to scribing.

Many of us have been exposed to areas of Systems Thinking while scribing, but how are we taking the knowledge and bringing it back into how we listen, how we make choices, how we represent ideas? Beyond mapping out these concepts when referenced, how are we explicitly incorporating mental models, feedback loops, behavioral graphs, and leverage points into our thinking while at a wall, poised to draw for others?

This will be a unique occasion to pool our resource and push the boundaries of what we know, together. The proposed structure for the day is based on a traditional learning loop:

PARTICIPATION

This session is intended specifically for practitioners with working experience in live graphic facilitation, since this will be a very specific dive into a very specific topic and application. Please let Kelvy know if you have ideas for future sessions that would be relevant for your particular field of practice.

Your Guides

Kelvy Bird has been working as a scribe in the fields of human and organizational development since 1995, with a focus on leadership, collective intelligence, and systems thinking. As part of the Presencing Institute since 2007, Kelvy has helped shape many of the global community offerings, most recently the edX course u.lab, for which she provides extensive visual material. In 2016, she co-edited the anthology: Drawn Together through Visual Practice, and her book Generative Scribing will be released by January 2018. Kelvy received a BFA and BA from Cornell University, and currently lives in Somerville, MA USA.

Aaron Williamson creates collaborative solutions for complex issues that involve diverse stakeholders with a common, urgent need for change. Through process design, graphical modeling and graphic facilitation, he enables groups to distill a broad range of issues into actionable outcomes. Aaron studied Sociology at Queen’s University in Kingston, with a specialization in hacking, hacker culture, information security and social relationships with technology. He earned his shodan grade in Aikido in while studying in Kyoto, Japan. Aaron is a member of the board of The Value Web.

COSTS

Individuals $350
Scholarship $150

Fees include lunch and two breaks throughout the day, as well as basic supplies.

Cancellations: The amount paid minus a $50 processing fee will be refunded for all cancellations received in writing before March 14, 2018. Due to the specific nature of this session, registrations cannot be transferred to other individuals. refunds will be granted for cancellations received after that time. The Organizer is not liable for an event cancellation due to sickness, riots, epidemics, or acts of god.