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GRAPHIC RECORDING, VISUAL THINKING SPEAKER AND FACILITATOR
#ARTOFAWAKENING @ARTOFAWAKENING
AoA Connect
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Community Spotlight!
Desiree Tung, a "deep tech ecosystem builder",and one of our recent VFL participants, found the sessions on the live graphic recording process and application to be a highlight of the 2-day workshop.
Jumping in to volunteer to scribe the visual harvest at the end of day one, she enjoyed the process of capturing the key points of a discussion in real-time and creating a visual summary that could be shared with others.
After the workshop, Desiree started incorporating graphic recording into her work and found that it helped her team to understand complex ideas more quickly and easily. She also found that her visual summaries were more engaging and memorable than traditional written reports.
She even introduced the idea of graphic recording to her daughter who created drawings to tell the story of highlights of her day!
Desiree Tung, a "deep tech ecosystem builder",and one of our recent VFL participants, found the sessions on the live graphic recording process and application to be a highlight of the 2-day workshop.
Jumping in to volunteer to scribe the visual harvest at the end of day one, she enjoyed the process of capturing the key points of a discussion in real-time and creating a visual summary that could be shared with others.
After the workshop, Desiree started incorporating graphic recording into her work and found that it helped her team to understand complex ideas more quickly and easily. She also found that her visual summaries were more engaging and memorable than traditional written reports.
She even introduced the idea of graphic recording to her daughter who created drawings to tell the story of highlights of her day!
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Overcome FODO and Embrace Your Creative Mindset
First of all, what is FODO? You know FOMO as “Fear Of Missing Out”. But do you know FODO? I think 9/10 adults do. We hear it all the time as a #1 excuse for not drawing; "Fear OF DRAWING Out"
We can laugh about it, but don’t use that as an excuse to hold you back from connecting with and expressing your true genius! That was the context of our recent collaboration with Toastmasters to present "Embrace your creative mindset and overcome your FODO".
We taught this group of professional speakers and speakers-in-training to recognize fear, when it holds them back, and how to harness this as a force for change.
First of all, what is FODO? You know FOMO as “Fear Of Missing Out”. But do you know FODO? I think 9/10 adults do. We hear it all the time as a #1 excuse for not drawing; "Fear OF DRAWING Out"
We can laugh about it, but don’t use that as an excuse to hold you back from connecting with and expressing your true genius! That was the context of our recent collaboration with Toastmasters to present "Embrace your creative mindset and overcome your FODO".
We taught this group of professional speakers and speakers-in-training to recognize fear, when it holds them back, and how to harness this as a force for change.
AoA Connect Mar 17 2023
AOA Is committed to using our gifts for good and bringing more light into the world through joyful visual communication. We believe that "The ability to give is a gift Itself!"
It was our privilege to be a part of this significant event to support the Change for Charity initiative. On Feb. 13, 2023, our CEO and Creative Director, Tim Hamons, signed the official pledge for Art of Awakening to be one of the first 25 organizations to support Community Chest Singapore - Change for Charity. The Change for Charity initiative will enable us to give and encourage everyone in meaningful ways to support Singapore's social service agencies so they can focus on caring for individuals and families in need.
It was our privilege to be a part of this significant event to support the Change for Charity initiative. On Feb. 13, 2023, our CEO and Creative Director, Tim Hamons, signed the official pledge for Art of Awakening to be one of the first 25 organizations to support Community Chest Singapore - Change for Charity. The Change for Charity initiative will enable us to give and encourage everyone in meaningful ways to support Singapore's social service agencies so they can focus on caring for individuals and families in need.
AoA Connect Feb 2 2023
We were inspired by the vision of the author, Tran Tue Tri, to look beyond the stories of the past and present, and craft new narratives, based on Vietnams cultural heritage, resilience, and national pride. She calls this the "Golden Moment".
AoA Connect Dec 17 2022
Congratulations to our new VFL Graduates!
We welcome another group of passionate visual changemakers from the Education, Design, Public Service, and Talent Management fields. Everyone was riding a wave of "back in the learning space" euphoria" and it certainly accelerated our learning and connection.
Sharing with you some of our highlights from Visual Facilitation Lab Batch 29!
We welcome another group of passionate visual changemakers from the Education, Design, Public Service, and Talent Management fields. Everyone was riding a wave of "back in the learning space" euphoria" and it certainly accelerated our learning and connection.
Sharing with you some of our highlights from Visual Facilitation Lab Batch 29!
AoA Connect Nov
7 2022
Thank you to those who joined us in our community engagement "Draw Together" October session. This was a fun, family-friendly event where we walked through and drew together the story of the "Gruffalo".
The story is about a courageous and clever mouse who remains calm in the face of his fear and then overcomes his challenges through the power of story & Imagination.
The story is about a courageous and clever mouse who remains calm in the face of his fear and then overcomes his challenges through the power of story & Imagination.
AoA Connect Oct 21 2022
Grant Bosnick, an Asia ProfessionalSpeakers-Singapore (APSS) speaker, held the launch of his global book "Tailored Approaches to Self-Leadership" on September 28. An incredible lineup of special guest speakers assembled who shared their stories and journeys of self-leadership.
AoA Connect Sept 23 2022
Art of Awakening as a Proud Sponsor of the Impactful New You event that supported Community Chest Singapore, who engage the community through fundraising and volunteering, empowering social service users to lead a life of dignity.
AoA Connect Sept 9 2022
We're thrilled to share!
1. We had the privilege to collaborate with Google, Meta, Foodpanda, IT service management company TDCX, and others as part of a week-long leadership immersive organized by wdhb.learning.
2. A big pleasure of being with Johnson & Johnson SPG team as they connect again in person after a long time of meeting virtually.
1. We had the privilege to collaborate with Google, Meta, Foodpanda, IT service management company TDCX, and others as part of a week-long leadership immersive organized by wdhb.learning.
2. A big pleasure of being with Johnson & Johnson SPG team as they connect again in person after a long time of meeting virtually.
AoA Connect Aug 2022
Meet Qi Wei Tan who joined our Visual Facilitation Lab in May 2022. Building on the skills of visual storytelling, he enthusiastically created and published on social media this visual summary that he created for his professional learning event.
AoA Connect May 2022
A skillful coach is a nimble gardener with a bountiful bag of seeds for planting ideas, a steady toolkit of great questions asked at just the right time, and a pair of pruning shears to trim away the weeds to help you to see more clearly.
One of the coaches added a bench to the garden and said: “you need time to pause & reflect”. Another responded to a birdbath with an attendant bird as a reminder of “the power of community and sharing ideas”.
One of the coaches added a bench to the garden and said: “you need time to pause & reflect”. Another responded to a birdbath with an attendant bird as a reminder of “the power of community and sharing ideas”.
AoA Connect April 2022
For a good part of the past 2 years, Every Singaporean and resident carried a token in their pocket and presented this personal piece of technology whenever we stepped into a shop, office, or even the local hawker center. Over time, this personal token was replaced with the "Trace Together" smartphone app. But do you know the company behind this technology?
AoA Connect April 2022
Meet Kerwin Ng, one of our participants in the Visual Sketchnoting for Students Workshop. According to Kerwin's mother, Lee Yen, Kerwin enjoys doodling with notes but gets carried away with his doodling, which causes problems at school.
Kerwin, who used to doodle only for "fun," now has adapted his hobby into a powerful tool for communication and learning.
Kerwin, who used to doodle only for "fun," now has adapted his hobby into a powerful tool for communication and learning.
AoA Connect Mar 2022
Meet Johnny Gillett a story practitioner also known as The Journey Man. Johnny joined our Visual Facilitation Lab in Jan 2018. Already a fan of visual work, he began to see how he could incorporate the thinking and the techniques into his training sessions. He developed his Story Practice training - which provides a forum for discussion, reflection, and strategizing through the use of metaphorical narrative- using the tools he learned at VFL.
AoA Connect Mar 2022
Zhen Wei has been supporting learning in the CET space and conducting training for first responder courses. In his desire to be a better learning facilitator, he joined the VFL workshop in October 2020 as he was drawn to the use of visuals in learning facilitation.
So how have visuals helped Zhen Wei's professional and personal life journey?
So how have visuals helped Zhen Wei's professional and personal life journey?
AoA Connect Feb 2022
Meet Edwin Koh SJ, 许胜杰 an Enabler, Coach, and Mentor who joined us in our Visual Facilitation Lab in October of 2019. He was astounded by our VFL Facilitator, Tim Hamons, with his ability to graphically record and sketchnote at any time and from any location. This one-of-a-kind workshop, he claims, inspired him to pick up the markers and start his own sketcnoting journey.
AoA Connect Feb 2022
Meet FT Liu, a Sales Consultant and business owners hire him to help them make more money. He works with them to develop a Go-to-Market.
FT was an invited guest in our Visual Facilitation Lab in July last year. At the end of the session, he was so fascinated by what visuals could do to enhance his consulting approach that he immediately invested in a set of markers and launched his 21-day regime.
FT was an invited guest in our Visual Facilitation Lab in July last year. At the end of the session, he was so fascinated by what visuals could do to enhance his consulting approach that he immediately invested in a set of markers and launched his 21-day regime.
AoA Connect Jan 2022
Meet Edwin Sim, Principal Consultant of 5hue, a boutique consulting and training practice. Edwin attended our Visual Facilitation Lab in October 2021. We were delighted by his sharing of this image of our VFL workbook and visual template side by side during his virtual team facilitation.
Edwin shared in our VFL Graduates FB community: "Stand by the “Manual” just in case I need it for the workshop today!".
Edwin shared in our VFL Graduates FB community: "Stand by the “Manual” just in case I need it for the workshop today!".