Graphic Recording

Situation: A big part of Nicola Wealth’s portfolio is education. They offer an array of engaging, relevant workshops for businesses at all stages of development. This workshop broke down the key aspects of mergers and acquisitions and, particularly, the art and science of “business valuation”.

Impact: Here graphic recording captured the key ideas that emerged from the workshop. Important questions and topics are highlighted by bold speech bubbles and clusters of ideas are clearly delineated. A clear path runs through the graphic to show that although the M &A process is complex, all of these ideas do contribute to the end goal of transitioning the business owner to the next stage.

Situation: Vela Wealth has a broad vision of the role of wealth management in the world: that businesses can and should be oriented toward realizing the most positive impact on individuals, community, and society.

Every year they host an event called Gravity to move this conversation forward within its diverse business networks. The evening consists of carefully curated content, inspirational speakers, and interactive thought exercises about the potential for positive change in the room.

In the end, participants leave energized and excited about new ideas and emergent partnerships formed together around a common vision of positive business impact on the world.

Impact: This graphic captured the inspirational story of Mandell Crawley’s journey to success and lessons learned along the way. The graphic formed a dramatic, live backdrop to the event. As Mandell spoke, participants could see his story come to life in the visual.

Situation: Back in 2018 Drawing it Out was trail-blazing a way forward with digital graphic recording via Zoom – well before in the pandemic. There were issues with audio and the Zoom platform itself, as it was very much a new form of communication. Fast forward to today, virtual meetings are the norm! And the ability to visualize ideas in real-time, online has become much easier.

The BC Chamber of Commerce was holding its AGM in Kamloops, BC and wanted to have several key conversations graphically recorded. There were logistical preventing Drawing it Out from getting to Kamloops on time and and so we suggested doing it remotely, and it worked!

The topic of legalizing cannabis was a hot topic at the time and this panel discussion helped outline some of the key issues and concerns for both businesses and the public.

Interestingly, predictions by the panelists were right the “wheels haven’t fallen off the bus” completely and canna-business is a relatively normal part of the retail landscape.

Situation: This exclusive SXSW event brought together thought leaders in technology and workplace innovation. We were excited to collaborate with Sunni Brown Ink, Samsung and Wired Magazine for this event.

This event really pushed our learning edge as we innovated a whole new graphic recording set-up to showcase Samsung’s latest tablet technology.

As always, Austin, TX was an inspiring place to be during SXSW.