I love to draw flip charts!
Since I work with agile frameworks, I work with visualizations mostly on flip-charts. I use them in team retrospectives, scrum of scrums, workshops, kick-offs, training’s, etc.
The main advantages for me are:
- before I can draw a flip-chart I have to really understand what I want to achieve, so that I can reduce the content of the chart to a maximum
- for my audience it is easier to follow my thoughts and the content that I try to communicate
- at the end of the session taking pictures of the flip-charts is quick and the documentation of the meeting is read
- it’s a fantastic way to find some quiet spot – away from all the hassle
- last but not least it is a sign of appreciation presenting a self drawn flip-chart to a group
Maybe you think: Sounds nice, but I can’t draw!
Well, I would say the same of myself, but fortunately everybody can draw with the bikablo concept:
I took the two day course bikablo basic plus and it was worth every penny!
Although I had some practice and experience, plus I had the chance to work with the book bikablo® 2.0 I never had practice in such an intense learning environment. The group in this course was fantastic, because I could take a lot inspiration back home.
Afterwards I bought the book „UZMO“ which is as a good guide for “thinking with the pen” as they call it.
I hope you will have the chance to take part some day!
Enjoy drawing!
Tom
Some impressions of the course
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