Hello. I'm Yolanda!
About Drawing it Out
At Drawing it Out we believe that work can be fun and productive. And it is with this intentionality - combined with over a decade of meeting design experience - that we approach all our work.
Drawing it Out helps teams navigate complex challenges by using the power of visual thinking to understand all the ideas in the room so that teams can achieve the most effective and impactful outcomes possible, without feeling overwhelmed, undervalued, or disengaged.
Yolanda Liman, Creative Director
I founded Drawing it Out in 2010, after witnessing the power of graphic recording to capture the attention of a room full of people: from youth to academics to community members. At that moment, I fell in love with visual thinking and made it my life’s work to make meetings better by making them visual.
I bring a wide range of experiences and perspectives to my work: as a Chinese Canadian women, scientist, social scientist, and lover of drawing since childhood. Formally, I have a science degree in microbiology (of all things!) and a Master's of Arts in resource management. Before starting Drawing it Out, I worked in health education research for over 7 years.
I recognize that I have benefited from the colonial system that formed what is now called British Columbia, Canada and gratefully acknowledge that I live on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Secwepemc Nation and Syilx people of the Okanagan. I consider it my responsibility to learn about the people of these territories and Indigenous history in general, and I enjoy doing so.
When not working, you can probably find me being a mom taxi, making art with my family, hosting a community get together, or biking around beautiful Armstrong, BC.