Visual impact. Memorable take away. Information you can use.
Live Scribing Methods
Colibri offers 3 methods of Graphic Recording
Digital Scribing
Imagine a large conference where your audience is entertained and educated by a dynamic speaker or subject-focused panel. Off to the side of the room on a medium-sized screen, we capture the presentation in words and images as it unfolds. Rather than distracting, this synchronous approach amplifies your speakers’ message.
Attendees love having digital scribing at events. It supports whole-brain learning by providing visual and kinesthetic learners a method to absorb and retain information.
The visuals created can be shared with the group at the end of each day, allowing participants to review the day’s proceedings and build on the first day’s work during subsequent sessions.
Analog Scribing
This has been our signature approach for more than 30 years. There is nothing like seeing a large, engaging display in your room that was created from the content of your speakers.
People can come up and see the story unfold on one large sheet of paper. The original can be used to display in your work area as an information and communication document. Digital copies of the large chart can be made and distributed to all your stakeholders. The charts can be used to develop organizational strategies, goals, and act as a benchmark of the current state for any adjustments you want to make in subsequent planning sessions, often years later.
Graphic Facilitation
As the name suggests, graphic facilitation involves a skilled facilitator enhancing group productivity by strategically using images, words, and color. This approach combines analog scribing with a wide range of facilitation methodologies to create a comprehensive experience for meeting attendees.
The graphic facilitator guides the group through processes while capturing key information on large sheets of paper. This visual record serves multiple purposes, from documenting the subject’s history to envisioning its future. We use graphic facilitation throughout our engagement, from early scope and outcomes calls through agenda planning, and fully integrate it into the facilitated processes we lead for you.
We offer tailored approaches specific to your project needs
Digital Scribing
- An environmentally friendly solution that eliminates paper waste and ink consumption
- Instantly converts captured information into multiple formats ready for post-event presentations and sharing
- Provides immediate distribution of event insights as the session concludes, creating a novel way to follow up with your attendees
Analog Scribing
- Provides a comprehensive visual landscape where both overview and details are simultaneously visible on a single large-format canvas
- Transforms into an interactive focal point during events, naturally prompting attendee discussions around specific content elements
- Creates a striking visual backdrop that elevates small group presentations and offers attendees a memorable photo opportunity for social sharing
Graphic Facilitation
- Creates a dynamic visual framework that guides participants toward collective understanding and shared perspective on complex subjects
- Enhances group decision-making processes through visual consensus-building and clarification of interconnected concepts
- Produces enduring visual assets that maintain their relevance and can be leveraged across multiple contexts and timeframes for continued insight
So you have helped us capture information, what’s next?
How do we use the work?
We facilitate the gathering of information throughout your project and use multiple mediums to communicate your work from simple digitally formatted synthesis charts, more complex video and animated narratives to communicate the outcomes of your project
- Digitally rendered copies of all charts
- Customized presentation decks
- We work with you to build narratives for larger more complex facilitation and presentation sessions to leverage or extend the life of your project
The Narrative Building Process
Increases Participation
People feel heard
Deepens listening
Develops Shared Understanding
Increases memory retention
Able to see similarities and differences on the same page
Communicates Unified Message
Creates a shared understanding by the group involved
Digital map
Video and animation to communicate
