Here’s what’s interesting about the brain. It relies on memories to develop our values and belief systems. I had to think about that at first because my initial reaction was, don’t I decide what I believe? Nope. My brain has an active role in determining what I believe based on what I remember. Of course [...] Click to continue reading »
Getting to know co-workers better
Kathryn works for a regional mental health agency, alongside a team that has been together a long time. Even though they’ve been a group for a while, the pressure and pace of the work doesn’t give them much chance to talk. They are just too busy providing services for their clients. So Kathryn brought a [...] Click to continue reading »
Why Use Images?
How do the images get such better results than traditional verbal-only or verbal+writing approaches? What are the benefits of using images? Click to continue reading »
Picking the 'Right' Images
With VisualsSpeak, participants often struggle with finding the right images. It probably means they need to think about it differently. Click to continue reading »
VisualsSpeak versus Collage
When people see the VisualsSpeak process for the first time, or they look at our web site, one question that often comes up is about how it differs from collage. One artifact of the VisualsSpeak process looks a lot like collage, after all, with images arranged (often overlapping) on a surface or backing paper. But [...] Click to continue reading »
Are You Listening?
Recent events have shown that maybe we all just need to listen more. Click to continue reading »
Top Ten Posts of 2010
After crunching the numbers, here are our ten most popular blog posts of 2010! Click to continue reading »
Big Questions in Little Time
In a recent interview, Christine Martell talks about how to ask big questions when you don't have much time. Click to continue reading »
Eliciting Meaning Through Visuals…and Pantyhose?
In a recent interview, Christine draws the link between VisualsSpeak and pantyhose. Click to continue reading »
A Problem with Fad Leadership Development
Some fad tools are very narrow, yet promise to be comprehensive. Here's a recent interview excerpt on the topic. Click to continue reading »