Just have to brag for a minute about the incredibly talented Julia Reich of Stone Soup Creative — she completely captured our vibe during our session with NCW. 🎨✨ Our team has facilitated a ton of events with amazing partners, and we genuinely hadn’t seen anything quite like this before. Watching Julia work in real…
“Staying present” is a big part of emotional intelligence — and essential to the work I do drawing out conversations in real time. When I lose presence, I drift. I miss my place in the dialogue. And when that happens, I can’t faithfully reflect the important points unfolding in the room. This doesn’t only happen…
Three Real Moments That Changed How I Listen and Capture Stories When I get ready to draw a conversation — markers ready, ears open — I’m not just bringing my drawing tools. Self-awareness in visual practice is what keeps me grounded, present, and able to truly reflect the group’s stories rather than my own biases….
This is a question I often hear when I’m starting to work with a client. Having a live scribe capture the discussion/presentation during the event is awesome, but can the visuals continue to bring value? How can we use them afterwards? Here’s a great idea that a recent client came up with: create a little…
Teaching students about the power of visual thinking as a Visiting Artist at the Park Tudor School in Indianapolis.
Learning the levels of scribing proved to be an uncomfortable challenge for me as I tried to “keep my attention focused and my awareness open”.
I don’t often single out a specific project to highlight on the blog, but this one is special. First Baptist Church of Indianapolis reached out to me with an unusual request: they had an event where the congregation collectively drafted a poem, about diversity and inclusion within the church community. Could I illustrate the poem…
Is there a creative, visual learner in your life that you’d like to thank, encourage, or support (or maybe that’s you, *wink*)? Here is a curated list of 15 fun and useful gift ideas for all ages, from free to inexpensive to somewhat pricey. The items are categorized into Books, Tech, Tools, and Toys.
“Shit is bleak“ Humor is often used to poke fun at tragic or depressing events. Good-natured comedy can help us cope with a negative situation. Take this Onion headline parodying the sober subject of climate change, for example, or this screenshot from comedian Marie Faustin’s pandemic-themed skit. What could be less funny than killer virus…
When the Stone Soup story is interpreted through an entrepreneurship lens, the full flavors of community and collaboration unfortunately go to pot. I am often asked how I came up with the name Stone Soup for my business. I refer to the popular children’s book, first published in 1947, which was based upon an even…
