'Graphic facilitation'
Dat is de Engelse term voor het visualiseren van informatie. Wie deze woorden als zoekterm bij Google intikt, komt terecht in een nieuwe wereld waar naarstig wordt gezocht naar methoden om te communiceren met beelden, net als in de 450 artikelen op deze website.
Om een voorbeeld te geven: Brandy Agerbeck is een Amerikaanse die door het leven gaat als 'graphic facilitator'. Zij omschrijft haar werkzaamheden alsvolgt:
"Graphic facilitation is the practice of using words and images to create a conceptual map of a conversation. A graphic facilitator is the visual, usually silent partner to the traditional, verbal facilitator, drawing a large scale image at the front of the room in real-time. Graphic facilitation is both process and product. Watching the graphic facilitator create the map as the group speaks is highly experiential and immediate. It focuses the group as they work, aiding concentration by capturing and organizing their ideas. Everyone can watch their ideas take shape; the manifestation is most resonant with the visual, spatial and systematic thinkers in the group, but it's a powerful tool of recognition for everyone. After the event, the map becomes a document; evidence of the meeting's progress and direction. This resulting conceptual map is an engaging and meaningful tool, because the audience watched its creation in relationship to their experience. Images being emotional and subjective, participants can interpret the image and recall their own Aha! moments."
