Resources about graphic recording, graphic facilitation, and the science behind it.
IFVP Institute Literature Review
This fabulous list of resources is a one-stop shop for publications on visual thinking. Thank you to the folks who compiled this list!
Online Articles
The British Psychological Society: The Act of Drawing Something Has A “Massive” Benefit for Memory Compared with Writing it Down
The Atlantic: The Cognitive Benefits of Doodling
Adobe: Whiteboard Beats Powerpoint as Persuasive Storytelling Tool
Fast Company: Color Code Your Notes
Fast Company: Turn Doodles into Productivity Enhancers
Fast Company: See What I Mean - The Power of Visual Learning
Inc. Magazine: Should you Hire a Professional Doodler?
Deirdre Crowley and Phil Kiracofe: Attract, Engage and Retain Millennials Through Graphic Facilitation
Harvard Business Review: Tired of Powerpoint? Try This Instead
Study.com: The Power of Doodling: How Doodles Can Lead to Great Ideas
Art Plantae: Why Integrating Art Into the Classroom May Improve Content Retention
Co.Design: Ustwo's Rules for Pulling Great Ideas Out of Thin Air
American Public Works Association: Strategic Planning - Left Brain or Right Brain? Rethinking It.
Scientific Journal Articles
Current Directions in Psychological Science — The Surprisingly Powerful Influence of Drawing on Memory
Science — Drawing to learn in science
Electronic Journal of Communication — Graphic recording: Using vivid visuals to communicate climate change
Stanford University — Visual language and converging technologies
ONLINE RESOURCES
Alphachimp’s Rockstar Scribe Resource Guide
Rockefeller Foundation’s GATHER
Christina Merkeley’s Benefits of Graphic Facilitation
The World Café Benefits of Graphic Recording
The World Café Publications Page
Visual Literacy - Videos and Publications on Visual Thinking
Visual Literacy - Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
Temple of the Seven Golden Camels: Everything I Know About Storyboarding
Tom Wujec's Draw How to Make Toast: A Simple Introduction to Systems Thinking & Wicked Problems
A FEW FAVORITE BOOKs
Graphic Recording & Graphic Facilitation
Generative Scribing — Kelvy Bird
Drawn Together through Visual Practice — edited by Brandy Agerbeck, Kelvy Bird, Sam Bradd, & Jennifer Shepherd
The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide — Brandy Agerbeck
Visual Meetings, Visual Teams, Visual Leaders — David Sibbet
Facilitation
The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making — Sam Kaner
Game Storming — Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, James Macanufo
The Primes — Chris McGoff
Systems Thinking
Thinking in Systems — Donella Meadows
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization — Peter Senge
Visual Thinking, Business, etc.
Back of the Napkin — Dan Roam
Business Model Generation — Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur
Picture Your Business Strategy — Chris Chopyak
Edward Tufte — This guy is a "founding father" of visualizing data
TED Talks & Podcasts
Hurry Slowly Podcast: Austin Kleon - Pencil vs. Computer
MY Favorite Supplies
Neuland — REFILLABLE MARKERS (!), paper, boards, and other supplies!