Visual Planning course

 

In this practical online Visual Planning course you follow simple steps to create impactful analogue visual planning tools using human-drawn templates, so you can run more effective, engaging planning sessions for yourself and with others. Even if you’re using AI to plan with, using hand-drawn templates with your team or for yourself will cut through the noise and help people focus on the skills they have to pull a plan together in the real world.

You need plans of all kinds in your business: Long term plans that can be shared with the organisation, and short term disposable plans to help you have a productive day. Visual planning is a way of super-charging your planning practice, even if you use AI to plan the detail.

We’ve used visual planning for years in our previous careers and now with clients to help organisations clarify their future activities. Each practical online lesson gives you a new visual planning tool you can start using immediately, and at every level, from organising your next training session at your desk, to helping operational teams to plan their next programme of work. We’ve even used these tools with senior management looking for effective ways to turn their visions into action.

With our hands-on Visual Planning course you can learn how to use the power of visual planning to deliver results in your role, either instead of or alongside AI outputs.

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Your course tutor Cara Holland

Cara has been a UK-based visual facilitator for over 2 decades, working globally. She built a successful graphiking business with all kinds of clients, from Microsoft to DHL and the NHS. She has helped many clients realize their vision for the future using powerful visual tools to plan with groups. Cara has used her practitioner experience to build this online course to put the power of visual planning tools into the hands of those who plan in their work.

What our Visual Planning course students say

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Another fantastic course, Cara. Thank you! Incredibly useful and practical ideas, that I can start applying immediately. It provided a whole new framing for problem solving, moving away from an either/or mindset, to a creative and positive mindset.”
Laura Dover

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I am excited to use the tools. I actually learned that I love planning. It is one of my skills, and I have always struggled with the traditional way of planning, and think these tools will make it more engaging and enjoyable.”
G. Fullmer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Love, LOVE the way the programs are set up online – very engaging, multisensory and fun. Great work!”
Lucia M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   “I’ve built my confidence during this time… Using some of the skills I learnt here, I created … a template for us to fill in together based on individual profiles, and it landed really well! I’d been a bit anxious about bringing a visual and playful approach into a new team, but that moment gave me a real boost.”
E. Sabatini

You’re ready for this Visual Planning course if…

I'm ready
part of your role is planning, whether for projects, processes, teams or yourself, and you want to stand out from the (AI) crowd
you want to enrich your planning sessions with engaging human-made visual tools
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you want the benefit of asking an experienced practitioner questions about technique and application when you try out the methods IRL

This Visual Planning course will give you

how-to guides to using visual tools to help individuals and teams clarify their plans

visual tools so you can enable people to spot connections and solutions

creative ways to structure your planning (even if you’re not in a creative industry / role)

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Visual Planning Course Content

Whether you’re planning a workshop, a project or a programme of work, visual tools can make your planning more effective and engaging, encouraging co-creation, creative thinking and problem solving. If you want your plan to be deliverable, draw it!

Each of these online lessons walks you through how to use the visual tool for your own work and gives you ideas for how to apply your new skills. Each lesson has a messaging zone to interact privately with your online tutor, so you can get feedback on your templates, ask a question and even get some reassurance if you’re nervous about using your new skills in the real world.

Drawing 101 - Free bonus foundation course!
Fast-track lessons to give you a foundation in functional drawing techniques:

  1. Shapes – containers and connectors
  2. Objects – drawing icons
  3. Buildings – building sets
  4. People – basic people, roles, emotions and diversity
  5. Colour – to structure, to highlight, to engage
  6. Text – headings, titles, text body
Visual Dictionary Booster
Boost your Visual Dictionary with Cara’s own hand-drawn icons from each lesson collated in one place for you to copy, adapt and be inspired by
3 Step Plan
Create a visual template to take yourself or someone else from challenge to solution with positive and achievable outcomes in just 3 steps. You already have the answers, you just need a simple, analogue way to draw it out!
Gap Map
A versatile visual tool that helps you understand and identify your resources gaps, allowing you to plan and prioritize effectively on paper first.
Planning Track
Develop an engaging visual template for planning out operational cycles for individuals, teams or organisations.
Storyboarding
Use this storyboarding method to enhance walkthroughs, plan sessions and improve engagement and communication with stakeholders by planning the dynamics of sessions in advance.
Trail Map
Step-by-step method to creating the visual template and running a group session around this hefty five-part tool. We think this is worth the cost of the course alone!
Sticky Planners
Use nothing more complicated than (real or virtual) sticky notes to plan visually, keeping it human for your participants.
Group Mind Maps
Use this technique to get groups to unravel complicated subjects or problems using their own original human brain power.
Further Learning Resources
Explore visual planning further with our recommendations for books, articles and videos.
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Why the Graphic Change Academy is different

Our courses are 100% human-created and our Academy platform is 100% human-built. Each lesson is tried and tested, based on human experience in the real world of work in various sectors. Here are some other ways we’re not a typical online course provider…

we don't do mass online training

– we see you as an individual so you get the support to succeed

we give you practical tools you can use right away

– Each lesson breaks down a practical human-created visual tool that you can adapt for your work. So you can apply your new skills straight away in the real world, even whilst doing the course

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this online course includes tutor feedback

– you can ask your expert tutor a question or post your work for feedback and your tutor will respond to you, individually and directly, human to human. This is the real learning booster!

your tutor is an experienced practitioner

– so they’ve been there and done it IRL. They’re still doing it! This helps you deal with real world scenarios and learn tips, hacks and best practice from a professional graphic facilitator

our support is personal and direct

– when you email us you get a direct reply from a helpful, real person who responds to your individual needs. Try us out! If you have a question about whether this course is right for you, email Natasha at support@graphicchange.com

Visual Planning Course at a glance

Online course, any device, any time
Instant access upon purchase
7 self-led Lessons
Step-by-step methods, videos, further resources
Pro tips – learn from years of experience

Apply each practical lesson to your work right away

Bonus Drawing 101 course

£195 single course or £445 for 3 course bundle

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Show your coursework for feedback and ask your tutor questions in a private Ask the Tutor area of each lesson
Track your progress from the start to the end of your course
Go at your own pace to fit in with your life

Digital tips – adapt to use visual plans in digital form

90 days tutor support
For individuals – contact us for team discounts
Downloadable completion certificate

Sign up and start your visual planning course today!

visual planning using sticky notes to record ideas

VISUAL PLANNING

Enrich your planning sessions with practical visual planning tools and techniques to clarify visions, turn strategies into action plans and deliver more effective planning meetings. 7 lessons with step-by-step processes and easy to create templates for better planning by yourself or with your team.
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