Category: Training

In addition to my coaching practice as The SHIFT-IT Coach, I am also a teacher of Graphic Facilitation and Graphic Recording (skills that I picked up during my consulting career down in the States). One of the pleasures of being a teacher is seeing your students really integrate and run with the skills you teach… Read more »

I’m proud as can be of my students from last fall’s graphic trainings. Susanne Hoogwater from Denver just sent our cohort this note and attached graphic to share her progress in using her skills. Great looking chart Suzanne and thanks for the resource for paper and other supplies! Hi Christina & crew, Just a quick… Read more »

It’s a brand new year.  And in January, the news media trots out the different experts to talk about goals, aspirations and new year resolutions.  I totally believe in the ability of people to change their lives (if I didn’t … it really wouldn’t sense for me to be called The SHIFT-IT Coach now would… Read more »

Here’s another interesting tidbit for some of you … My workshop series on Graphic Recording and Graphic Facilitation: Meeting Graphics 101 and The Graphics Bootcamp – always attracts REALLY great people. From varied backgrounds and walks of life. Last post I shared some exciting developments from Julie Stuart of Making Ideas Visible in Atlanta. Today… Read more »

Its been a few weeks since my last series of Graphic Recording / Graphic Facilitation trainings. News is starting to pour in from the learners about how they are applying their new and improved skills. This just in from Graphic Recorder, Julie Stuart in Atlanta, Georgia. Julie’s got her sights fixed on developing a graphic… Read more »

The Grove’s Strategic Visioning Process is one of my favorite graphic-related resources (I’ve lead sessions and retreats using this methodology since I was employed by The Grove Consultants Int’l  back in the mid 90s).  I touch on it in my own trainings – however I direct my mentees to go to Grove directly if they… Read more »

Whew, busy week – four training days and a wedding … my feet hurt!  Hosted Meeting Graphics 101 on Wed and Thursday, followed by The Graphics Bootcamp on Friday and Saturday (then off to join the celebrations for Lisa and Gautaum’s wedding on Saturday night).  That was a lot of standing around in boots and then heels for these… Read more »

My trip to Santa Fe to present at the International Forum of Visual Practitioners is right around the corner.  I’m very excited to have been asked to come and speak to my colleagues from around the world who will be gathering for this cool event.  And I’m also very much looking forward to seeing Santa… Read more »

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of welcoming Yuko Matsumoto from Japan to my studio here in Victoria, British Columbia.  One of the benefits of having unique skills and being a teacher in such a rare field as graphic recording and graphic faciliation – is that I get to meet interesting people from all over… Read more »

[Additional Update (added Oct 12): As of today, there is one space left for someone who can take both courses … MG 101 and The Bootcamp). ] Just a note to let you know that my two fall public trainings on graphic recording and graphic facilitation, Meeting Graphics 101 and The Graphic Bootcamp are right around the corner (October… Read more »