Visual Facilitation. How to use drawing and imagination to live a bold, playful and meaningful life.

by Kati Orav

This book was born from a dream. The dream is that everyone can and dares to use drawing again as a tool for thinking and communicating. At the heart of the book is the technique of visual facilitation, which uses shapes, symbols, and keywords to create meaning. It relies on our imagination and is based on simple drawing and writing. Visual facilitation is the key to deep thinking, reasoning, understanding, and communicating.

This book also talks about being human. It explains why drawing and imagination are important for us and how to use them to rediscover and nurture the courage and playfulness we need to live a meaningful life.

The book is written for everyone who wants to bring more courage and playfulness into their lives. This is for you if you dream of a more meaningful life. You can find out here what it means that we all can draw and how simple drawing can help improve our lives. In addition, you will learn a specific technique that will help you be a better thinker, planner, and doer.

304 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2023

About the author

I am a visual practitioner and teacher passionate about thinking with a pencil. Visual facilitation helps us think deeply and see the big picture, which means being more successful in learning, collaborating, leading, and whatever else life takes us.

I dream of a world where everyone can and dares to use drawing again as a tool for thinking and communication. Drawing and imagination are part of being human and help us rediscover and maintain the courage and playfulness to live meaningful lives. Therefore, I have made it my mission to promote the field of visual practices and bring it to as many people as possible.

With visual facilitation, I help people regain faith in their creative abilities to be bold and playful (self) leaders and to bring playful cooperation and bold leadership into organizations. I help people understand complex information and make thoughts and conversations visible.

Reviews

[Kimberly Sarubbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to reimagine how we communicate and help ourselves remember what we learn. When I attend events, I have started drawing what I hear and the retention has been fantastic. I am a visual person by nature and I get overwhelmed by too many words. By drawing my thoughts and ideas it becomes not only easier for me to retain but for others to understand. They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, there is a reason for that. This book will help you to rethink your thoughts and be more creative. Helping us to stimulate a long lost love of art and drawing. Highly recommend this book!

[Himanshu Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Visual facilitation isn’t just a tool—it’s a revolution in how we approach thinking and communicating. As someone who works in a collaborative environment, I found this book incredibly helpful. The exercises made me more confident in using shapes and keywords to convey ideas in meetings and brainstorming sessions. The author also dives into the science behind creativity, which made the book even more fascinating. It’s not just a guide—it’s a philosophy for reimagining how we solve problems and connect with others.

[Hanna-Marleen Oras · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing! First of all, it has such a cool design. There are several practical exercises on visual drawing. I absolutely love this book!