Visually mapping my client touchpoints.

by julie | journey mapping

As my business is growing I’m implementing systems, structures and processes to support me and my clients. That’s a very unsexy sentence but hang in here for a minute. It’s all about showing my clients the love which is very sexy. Creative people need structure to...

My new title: Chief Listening Officer.

by julie | graphic facilitation

What is a Chief Listening Officer and does your company need one or do you need to be one (even if you’re a solo-preneur or small company)? I might have to start using that title because when I’m doing my work in a room with ideas and emotions flowing, I...

Envisioning a sustainable Atlanta.

by julie | visioning

This week Mayor Kasim Reed is rolling out his initiative to create a more sustainable Atlanta. He wants to be in the top 10 cities by 2012. Currently Atlanta is #19. So clearly there is a lot of work to do. The wisdom is in the room. Part of the work started two weeks...

Where creative ideas come from or what I learned about my business from riding in a white limo.

by julie | visioning

Two weeks ago I was in Chicago for work. It was a sweet gig. About three hours of visually mapping the Keith Ferrazzi’s keynote (he of Never Eat Alone fame) and a small bit of a digital storytelling workshop. There was the set-up part: super easy because the folks who...

Shelter from the storm.

by julie | visioning

The past two months my business has taken a downturn, as in the amount of money coming in not the amount of enthusiasm and effort going out. August I expected to be slow and I planned for it. But September? I didn’t count on that month being slow too. This is...

Making Ideas Visible is getting around on the interwebs, hubba hubba

by julie | coaching

I’m on the wall. One of my clients, the brilliant Julie Wilson who works at Harvard and found me through the HBR article I was mentioned in, wants to change the education system in the US. She came to me with her ideas and mission. Signed up for the year-long viz biz...

Dear Harvard Business Review,

by julie | graphic facilitation

Thank you so much for publishing an article about the field of graphic facilitation and for including my name in the first graph. It’s a good thing my SEO rocks because you didn’t mention the name of my business, Making Ideas Visible, or supply a link. But hey, that’s...

42 things you might not know about me.

by julie | graphic facilitation

Because two of my most favorite and trusted introverts just did this, I was inspired to follow in their footsteps. Lisa has a great explanation at the beginning of her list about what it’s like to be an introvert—really we’re not aloof, we just want to connect at a...

Miami. Mojitos. Architects. And me.

by julie | client stories

I’ll give you the punchline first: I’m still blown away by the paparazzi snapping pictures of your work. Everyone at the conference loved it. It was a huge hit. I haven’t worked with someone of your skill before. You have so much flexibility, a great sense of humor...

How to shine, in all your complicatedness.

by julie | visioning

You know how the advice you get from bloggers, copywriters and Sonia Simone is to write your copy and your blog posts as if you are writing to one person. A very specific person. With known qualities. Some of the advice even says to make a profile of this person. What...