{"id":509,"date":"2018-04-02T11:11:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T18:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/?p=509"},"modified":"2018-05-01T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T22:14:24","slug":"announcing-the-visual-facilitation-field-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalfacilitation.net\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Visual Facilitation Field Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our global co-authors!<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m pleased to announce that I’m a co-editor for a forthcoming book on visual practice! The book is <\/span>The Visual Facilitation Field Guide<\/span><\/i>. The other co-editors are Jeroen Blijsie of <\/span>The Visual Connection<\/span><\/a> (the Netherlands) and Tim Hamons of <\/span>Art of Awakening<\/span><\/a> (Singapore)<\/span>. The book\u2019s design is provided by <\/span>Visuality<\/span><\/a> (Belgium).<\/span><\/p>\n

Why this new book?<\/b><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Field Guide<\/span><\/i> is intended for visual practitioners to use as a sourcebook of ideas and inspiration, but it\u2019s also intended for non-practitioners to get a sense of the depth and breadth of the field and understand why and how to partner with a visual practitioner. Over 50 co-authors, all visual practitioners or facilitators who partner with them, from all over the globe are contributing chapters about their own experiences and methods. It’s been an interesting process so far — coordinating the chapter contents, working with the co-authors, and gradually seeing the book take shape. Most of the work is being done virtually, which is one of the reasons I was interested in the project to begin with. There’s a great write-up of our synchronous Book Sprint<\/a> from The Grove that gives a feel for how we kicked the project off.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s the book about?<\/b><\/p>\n

The Field Guide reflects the experience and interests of its diverse co-authors. It includes sections on visual language and drawing, visual facilitation basics, roles, listening, dialog, templates, meetings–including large-scale meetings–both face-to-face and virtual, team performance, storytelling, working off the paper and beyond the meeting, and intersections with other fields. There\u2019s also a section of stories using visuals in action and a section about the future of the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

Help us by pre-ordering your own copy – at a discount<\/b><\/p>\n

The book is being self-published and will be available this summer (2018). To cover the costs, we\u2019re launching a Kickstarter campaign! The campaign opens on April 24, 12.00 PM CET, when you\u2019ll be able to pre-order the book at a deep early bird discount. Or you can pledge a higher amount for other rewards, like a one-on-one coaching session with David Sibbet (<\/span>The Grove<\/span><\/a>) or <\/span>Brandy Agerbeck<\/span><\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kickstarter campaign is open<\/a>!<\/p>\n

We have 500 copies at a deep discount available only through Kickstarter. Be the first to order!\u00a0If you want to be kept informed, you can sign up here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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