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We are living in a fast paced and increasingly complex world, where the information, data and stimuli we are exposed too can feel overwhelming.

This makes it harder to focus on what really matters and make sense of the information around us.
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We need a better way to gather and make sense of information to bring about action and change

What is Graphic Facilitation?

.Graphic facilitation is the art of transforming abstract and complex information into visual and evolving knowledge to help enable listening, understanding and collective action.
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We believe there are alternative ways of facilitating learning through making conversations visible.
Graphic facilitation is rapidly becoming an alternative taken up by innovative individuals and organisations across the globe, to create better results by helping people digest and process information into useful and relevant knowledge.

Why Now?

Many of us have witnessed in meetings, learning spaces and organisations the potential for action and learning being frustrated by the lack of listening and understanding.

Community CoLab as a creative centre for learning, social action and collaboration has partnered up with Latin America's top Graphic Facilitator Zulma Patarroyo, founder of Pataleta Visual Sense Making and pioneer in the Art of Hosting and graphic facilitation in Colombia over the last decade, to bring some tools and practices to help us transform the way we gather and make sense of the data we generate.
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 We see the need to build capacity in individuals communities and organisations to improve the quality of engagement and participation by creative means and in support of different learning styles. 

We can't wait to bring this training to Bristol and the United Kingdom!

What Will You Learn?


During this 2 day intensive and hands on workshop you will learn

  • The History, principles and basic technics of graphic facilitation.
 
  • The basic ingredients of graphic documentation; text, people, places, containers, icons, process, colour, diagrams, hierarchy, organising information.
 
  • How to create visual worlds and pre-designed templates to organise information.​

  • Simple visual methods to increase the quality of collaboration.
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  • Better listening and an increased sense of the impact of the quality of listening and presence in group processes.

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As a result of attending this workshop you will:

  • Explore a range of diverse visual tools you can apply to your project, business or organisation.
 
  • Re-connect with your natural ability to comprehend and speak with images.
 
  • Communicate ideas in a concise and powerful way through simple and impactful images.
 
  • Make your workshops and meetings more productive, participatory, engaging and memorable.
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  • learn a number of tools you can apply to your work, studies or personal life immediately.

Is This Training For You?

This training is for educators, trainers, facilitators, leaders, social entrepreneurs, change agents, innovators, community organisers, students and anyone who wants to explore how to ignite a more creative future in their life, work or community. 

Whether you are a visual learner, an artist, a professional or a total beginner when it comes to drawing or facilitation... If you want to try something different to get better results in your learning, work or life we would love to welcome you on our training.

Zulma Patarroyo

Zulma is a consultant and a facilitator of participatory processes that brings to her projects the best of her training and experience in the areas of creative facilitation, pedagogics and design.


For the past ten years Zulma has been busy promoting understanding and collaboration through the magic and power of visuals. With her company Pataleta, "tantrum” in Spanish, she invites others to listen, to make visible, to make possible.
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Zulma holds an MSc in Strategic Leadership for Sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology, a MA in Multimedia from London College of Communication, a postgraduate certificate in education from London University and is trained as a creative facilitator and consultant from the Danish social entrepreneurship school kaospilot.


Zulma has studied with some of the world’s foremost practitioners in graphic facilitation and related disciplines, including Ole Qvist Sørensen from Bigger Picture in Denmark, Alphachimp’s RockstarScribe, Brandy Agerbeck's famous LABS and Kelvy Bird's Visual Practice Workshops.


With her additional background in pedagogics and experience as a facilitator, Zulma brings to her teaching the best blend of effective communication and extensive knowledge base, mixed with her own unique sense of fun.  Zulma takes pride in her ability to create a powerful learning experience for her course delegates, having successfully run her practical introduction to graphic facilitation courses for the past ten years in Sweden, Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay.

Jose Augusto Barco Bermudez

A Community Organiser and Art of Hosting Practitioner, Jose is a social entrepreneur based in Bristol, UK and founder of Community CoLab. He is passionate about people power, social change and social justice and creating spaces for meaningful participation and collaboration at at organisational and grassroots level.

Jose works designing and facilitating conversations and training in communities and with organisations in Colombia, Spain and the UK

Jose is a Member Organiser for Community Organisers Ltd, organisation which he is a former founding director of.
​His work is influenced by his creative practice, musical roots and permaculture principles.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Why different prices?

We recognise that our privileges and economic situations may vary and whilst we want to value our practice and our work as trainers, we are also very keen to invite diversity and make sure this training is accessible to all, particularly people who have taken our Intro To Community Organising Training and are Community Organisers Ltd Members.
For this reason we invite you to consider your privileges and consciously choose one of the following options  
​Offer what you can and a little bit more!

STANDARD: £275
 This covers the full cost of your place in this training and supports us to create a more diverse and accessible experience for all.


DISCOUNTED FEE: £195
Choose this fee ONLY if you can't afford the standard fee and really would benefit from what we are offering.
(you will need to sign up to a free Community Organisers Membership following this link)


CONCESSION £100
Choose this fee only if you have taken part in our Intro To Community Organising, you are unable to afford the discounted fee and this opportunity would have a big impact on your work and community. 
(you will need to sign up to a free Community Organisers Membership)
EARLY BIRD 10% DISCOUNT
Receive 10% off the full fee by registering and paying before the 12th of November
Please remember to fully secure your space you must both sign up via this link and also make your payment using the details provided on the registration form link above.
Once we've received your payment we will send you a confirmation email.

  • Additional economic support: (Limited spaces available) We want to make sure this training is accessible to all people who have taken our Introduction To Community Organising, if your economic situation doesn't allow you to pay the lowest fee, we would like to invite you to consider what you can offer and get in touch so we can discuss your situation and we will do our best to make sure you can attend. Offer what you can and ask for what you need.

Cancellations and reimbursements.
  • 90% reimbursement before Nov 12th, 2018.
  • 50% reimbursement before Nov 20th 2018.
  • After the 20th of November we can no longer offer you a reimbursement for you space unless you are able to find someone else to take your place.

Where?

At A venue to be confirmed in central Bristol

    If you have any questions or would like to register interest for future trainings,
     Get in touch!

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