Why visual facilitation or “live scribing”?

Similarly to in-person gatherings and events, when working remotely, the scribe is listening, taking visual notes and tracking insights, questions, and key ideas in real time.

Images can be shown on screen for participants to see, as they progress. We recommend deciding in advance whether to show the images during an entire session, or at specific moments. For example, part way through the session, and again at the end. This allows participants to see each other and engage actively, and to benefit from having visuals as part of the session. (More on this below.)

Four fields of conversation: A model by Otto Scharmer and William Isaacs

I quickly learned that the intuitive painting process will lead you to places you may not exactly like or enjoy, and you will produce work that you do not necessarily find beautiful. (Maybe that’s part and parcel of all creative work, but for me it was striking to notice how incredibly hard it can be to really go there.) As Kelvy Bird writes in her post, Ecosystem Activation:

“working WITH what does not come out the way we want”

(…rather than against it.) Easier said than done.