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<FONT FACE="Verdana"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Hi Chris<BR>
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If by visual artist you mean what might also be called a graphic facilitator...<BR>
I use this in almost every event/programme I’m involved in<BR>
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Captures the essence in ‘3d’ (not literally), with instant visceral memory (mind, body, spirit) for those who were at the event – recalling the feelings etc that they had during the commitments etc they made. Heck of a lot more effective than report filed invisibly on the shelf.<BR>
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Also brilliant for telling the story to others who weren’t there. Eg. with event I did for the 40 most senior people in our DTI (Department of Trade & Industry)... The graphic was used afterwards to bring the Minister up to speed with the decisions etc.<BR>
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The graphic becomes the output of the people, in the sense that they are asked to interact with the graphic facilitator to ensure that what’s visualised portrays their experience.<BR>
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Used it recently to record appreciative stories of the work of an organisation that was going thru some fairly traumatic changes. Did the storytelling the afternoon before going into a day of Open Space about moving forward (with outputs also captured in a graphic).<BR>
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These graphics were then photographed so that they could be reproduced in various sizes and used a motivational posters around the whole organisation (in many different locations). Often we ‘encapsulate’ the original and post it on the wall. One I did for the Small Business Service is still there some 3 years later – being used as part of the induction process for new people.<BR>
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Also used graphics to capture stories in N. Ireland – working with young people and then adults – again before a day’s Open Space (captured).<BR>
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Dunno whether this is what you are looking for...<BR>
Trusting it helps a little<BR>
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Romy<BR>
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Ps the person I mainly use is Tim Casswell who is UK based, so probably not the best for what you are needing. And... to get a flavour of the work we do, you could look at www.creativeconnection.co.uk and see Visual Minutes... tho’ I reckon many of the outputs he and I have capture show the potential more than some of the pics on the site eg. the balance of pics and words is more even in our work. Btw I used to use folks from Grove who have a different style – they are all over the US.<BR>
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<HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="3" WIDTH="95%"><B>From: </B>Chris Corrigan <chris@chriscorrigan.com><BR>
<B>Reply-To: </B>OSLIST <OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:51:07 -0700<BR>
<B>To: </B>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Working with visual artists at an Open Space<BR>
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Hi mates:<BR>
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I have an opportunity coming up in the fall to work with a visual artist for an Open Space I am doing. The clients wants us to work together and I'm excited by the possibility, but haven't ever done that before. <BR>
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So what kind of good stories do you have of working with visual artists (and visual art as a modality) in Open Space.<BR>
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Daniel? Reinhardt? Is Nancy Margulis around? Others?<BR>
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Chris<BR>
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CHRIS CORRIGAN<BR>
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Open Space Technology<BR>
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