Years of experience training people to work visually
%
students who feel more confident working visually after a course
countries in the Academy SO FAR
pens we've used in our lifetime*
*ok, maybe not. But it’s a lot…
Who are you here for?
Just me
Join like-minded aspiring visual workers learning practical graphic facilitation or recording in our unique Academy courses.
My team
Want to work more visually as a team? If you have 3+ people you can train cost-effectively with a Group Rate
My organisation
Get whole organisation benefits of learning a common visual language together with a Team Licence or Tailored Training
Our Unique Online Courses
We don’t do mass online training. We do graphic facilitation online training that treats you as an individual. We want you to finish the course you invested in and get back out into your workplace with skills that help you engage people, interact with them better and deliver more tangible outcomes. Graphic facilitation training can help you achieve this.
BOOT CAMPS
Take your first steps into what we call Functional Drawing: drawing to get your message across at work, to problem-solve with colleagues or to draw more human-friendly processes.
DRAW MORE BOOT CAMP
Overcome your fear of drawing for work! 5 days of short practical exercises to start your Visual Thinking journey.
5 days (30 mins/day)
Individual
Free
NEXT LEVEL BOOT CAMP
Follow on from Boot Camp with 8 practical lessons to take your Functional Drawing to the next level.
Self paced / 8 days
Individual
In-lesson feedback
FOUNDATION COURSES
These 2 courses give you the option of pure online learning or a virtual Live Class with a Real World trainer.
DRAWING 101
6 fast-track lessons give you a foundation in functional drawing techniques ready to do our other online courses.
Instant Access
Self paced
Free with Practitioner courses
THINK WITH A PEN
2-day foundation taster course. Hybrid learning with a virtual Live Class + access to the online Academy for individual coursework.
2 days
Closed Cohort
Book for your Team
PRACTITIONER COURSES
We’ve created 4 practical self led online courses to do in your own time. Each course combines the flexibility of e-learning with the beneficial support of a trainer within the lessons for Q&A and coursework feedback.
DRAW A VISUAL JOURNAL
Explore the power of Visual Journaling, whether for work, travel or as a daily habit.
Instant Access
Self paced
VISUAL STORYTELLING
Adopt simple but powerful visual tools and techniques to capture your stories.
Instant Access
Self Paced
VISUAL MEETINGS
Learn the Visual skills to deliver engaging, memorable and productive meetings.
Instant Access
Self paced
VISUAL PLANNING
Visual planning tools and processes for better planning on your own or with a team.
Instant Access
Self Paced
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES
These 12-module online Programmes have been devised from over a decade of in-person training. We run these simultaneously over 12 weeks, usually 2x a year. These are hybrid learning Programmes, with self-paced online lessons for you to do at your convenience alongside checkpoint live classes with your trainer and a private Community to show your coursework for trainer feedback. These are our most flexible Programmes yet, with private feedback options for introverts and community options for those who want to feel part of a class. It’s the best of all online learning experiences!
BE A GRAPHIC FACILITATOR
Enhance your existing facilitation skills with visual tools, techniques and templates. Get results and deliver better meetings, training sessions or events, even whilst training. A practical online Programme with tutor feedback and support.
Next Term: 22 March 2022
12 weeks
Public Cohort
BE A GRAPHIC RECORDER
Invest in yourself to improve your Graphic Recording, Sketchnoting or Graphic Translation skills, for both analogue and digital mediums. A practical online Programme with tutor feedback and support.
Next Term: 22 March 2022
12 weeks
Public Cohort
BESPOKE TRAINING PACKAGE
Whether you want a bespoke training module or to have 1-to-1 coaching, we can put together a real world and online Academy combination to support you to take your visual facilitation or graphic recording skills to the next level. If you’d prefer a bespoke graphic facilitation training experience, get in touch to discuss your requirements.
We believe that…
You don’t have to be in a creative organization to work more creatively
Working visually gives you the edge, whatever your industry.
Visual working sets individuals and organisations apart across all sorts of sectors and industries. Working creatively in a non-creative organisation gives you the edge over your competitors and helps engage your customers, clients and workforce better.
You don’t have to be artistic to draw at work
Everyone can draw well enough to work visually.
One of the best kept secrets of working visually is that anyone can do it, most people think they can’t, and almost everyone will be impressed with you when you do. We call it Functional Drawing. You can join our Draw More Boot Camp for free to overcome your fear of drawing again.
You don’t have to be in a classroom to learn
The best place for you to learn is where you are.
You don’t need to travel to course venues or spend whole days on courses. The Academy is the best of all learning experiences, with access to practical lessons at a time and place to suit you, to fit in between work. And ideally to put into practice in between lessons.
You don’t have to be on your own when you learn online
Just because you’re online doesn’t mean you’re alone.
The Academy gives you the benefits of online learning with the enhanced experience of access to a real trainer for feedback and questions. This means you can grow your confidence to put your learning into action. You’re also more likely to finish your course.
What people say about our training
Our Mission
is to help you get the benefits of working visually. We help you share ideas, connect with others, change thinking into doing and clarify the complex, by helping you draw more.
Why work visually?
There are lots of proven reasons why your business will benefit from working visually. Better engagement, effective problem solving, and increased alignment to name a few. Here’s some more examples.
But I can't draw...
Working visually is not about art. It’s about working, thinking and connecting differently. Anyone can do it. Don’t worry if you can’t draw at all – we teach you enough to make an impact. Start here.