graphic recording
A Visual Approach uses visual art to make complex ideas tangible and actionable.
Graphic recording (sometimes called graphic facilitation or visual note-taking) is the live capture of essential content during any conversation using hand-drawn words and imagery. As we listen deeply, synthesize meaning, and draw, A Visual Approach seeks to help people and groups see patterns, hold their own wisdom in high regard, and move collectively with clarity and purpose.
We collaborate with clients to draw out ideas and make them shine. Visual facilitation supports greater participant engagement, planning and understanding of complex ideas through real-time synthesis and art. Participants can see the conversation taking shape! Because of this, graphic recording makes it easy for participants to leave the conversation ready to act and collaborate. Whether you’re generating new ideas, developing a vision, strategizing, or sharing solutions, visual tools will ease the way and make it effortless to engage with big ideas, see connections, and make decisions.
Graphic facilitators shine a light on the insights of any group. Our team at A Visual Approach brings more than twenty-five years of leading, working within, and collaborating with organizations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. We work within diverse fields including higher education, financial services, public health, racial equity, housing & food insecurity, rural community development, beloved/next economy, healthcare, education equity, philanthropy, and reproductive justice.
We offer graphic recording virtually or in person, in both paper-based and digital formats. We are happy to create customized quotes based on your project - just submit a form via our website!
Testimonials
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“I have been working with graphic facilitators for years, and Hope stands out as an intuitive, intelligent, and visually stunning artist. Her work synthesized an extremely complex and wide-ranging conversation among world experts at BrainMind’s neuroethics advisory summit.”
— Diana S., BrainMind
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“It was great working with A Visual Approach on a one-day conference. The beautiful and insightful illustrations that they developed before our very eyes reflected their strong listening and analytical skills – and provided us with tangible and content-rich documentation to share with conference participants and others!”
— Margaret B., Carolina Center for Public Service
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“The work Jaclyn did for us was outstanding, and the process leading to it was so smooth and friendly. Her pictures brought the speakers’ comments and passion to life and provided a wonderful resource for our researchers and community partners to more easily digest what they heard and learned. I had never experienced the graphic recording process before and highly recommend it!”
— Alicia B., UNC Chapel Hill's TraCS Institute
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“Your work hangs joyfully in the Duke Career Center waiting area. The staff are enjoying it and the students have begun to ask the questions we hoped for as they discover the work and enjoy its balance between playful affect and significant content. Thank you for the work you did during our conference and also for the additional bang we will get from it over time.”
— Duke University Career Center
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“So gorgeous. I love how your recordings help me remember and feel through a workshop module. I love the way art helps me remember and process complexity.”
— Robin M., Finding Freedom