Three cheers for „bikablo posters“! by Martin Haussmann from Bikablo
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bikablo posters is finally on sale! It features flipchart templates, methodology posters and pictorial worlds for Visual Facilitators, Graphic Recorders and Visual Storytellers. Wow – we are happy and proud we finally made it! This is the most sophisticated book on visual templates we ever conceived: With concepts and ideas from the world-wide visual practitioner community, bikablo posters brings to you 130 ready-to-use poster templates and a quick visualization training on paper – The book was developed and designed by the bikablo core team members Martin Haussmann, Julie Junginger and Stefan Böker and carries the whole experience of our trainer and alumni community...
Three cheers for „bikablo posters“! by Martin Haussmann from Bikablo
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Have you found your raison d’être? 10 tips from Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
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The lockdown has proven to be a boon for book lovers like me. Among the many books I read, Ikigai has been an eye opener. It’s based on an ancient Japanese technique called Ikigai where ‘iki’ means life and ‘gai’ means reason, what makes life worth living (raison d’être), or what gets you out of the bed every morning. The book says there are five Blue zones in the world where people live a longer and healthier life. The five Blue zones are Ikaria (Greece), Ogliastra region (Sardinia), Loma Linda (California), Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica) and Okinawa (Japan). The book goes in...
Have you found your raison d’être? 10 tips from Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
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The perils of Groupthink and the need to think for yourself.
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Have you heard of the major fire in 1977 at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky? 1200 people were in the Cabaret room, having a great time, waiting for the main act. Unknown to them a fire was raging on the premises and moving towards them. Walter Bailey, a young assistant waiter, had seen it and warned his supervisor who shrugged and ignored the looming crisis. So Walter strode onto the stage, grabbed a mike and told the people about the fire and the exits they should use to evacuate the room immediately. Surprisingly nobody moved, probably wondering if...
The perils of Groupthink and the need to think for yourself.
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Little changes lead to a big difference
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Little changes lead to a big difference
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Sweet success
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A 94 year old lady from Chandigarh in India launched her own startup four years ago proving age is just a number.
Sweet success
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Stop, Re-think and then Act
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Stop, Re-think and then Act
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Can a simple question have the power to impact someone's life?
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When I was 21years old I went for an interview to Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland and they expected some work experience in a hotel. So I applied to the Hilton in Basel and I was accepted for a three week internship. On my first day of work I walked into a beautiful carpeted lobby with stunning views all around and was directed to the basement. Here it was hot, dark and my job was to fold sheets coming off enormous rollers. My co-workers were immigrants who did not speak English or German and they were interacting amongst themselves all the...
Can a simple question have the power to impact someone's life?
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Trash is cash for these children
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I came across this feel good story and I have been thinking how it can be used in a business context. In a hilly corner of India children are lining up with bags of plastic waste as school fees. In June 2016 Parmita Sarma and Mazin Mukhtar started a small school called The Akshar (Alphabet) School in Assam. In winter the classrooms would fill with toxic fumes from burning plastic waste which the people used to keep warm. This was a common practice as the people were unaware of the serious harm to their health and to the environment. Determined to...
Trash is cash for these children
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Boomerang Effect
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On Monday 25th May 2020, Amy Cooper, a white woman called the police to rescue her from an African American man (Christian Cooper - no relative) who was bird watching in Central park. He asked her to leash her dog who was thrashing around and disturbing the peace. He began videotaping the encounter as she disregarded the park rules and his request, and this upset Amy. When he refused to stop recording she threatened to call the police. Despite no apparent movement towards her or any threat from Christian she told 911 that she and her dog were being threatened...
Boomerang Effect
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When your back is to the wall the only way is forward
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I came across this story and it resonated with me and I have been thinking how it can be used in a business context. Jyoti Kumari a 15-year-old girl from a village in Bihar came to Delhi to take care of her father after he got injured in an accident. The lockdown was announced on 25th March with immediate effect leaving them stranded and with limited money for food or medicines. They were desperate to get home as they were facing eviction and starvation. Since the expansive railway system and public transport was closed, the only solution that came to...
When your back is to the wall the only way is forward
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Bikablo goes Online in Singapore!
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A week ago, I conducted my first #remote Visual Facilitation Bikablo Basics workshop. At first I was very reluctant to run this program online because I thought that it would difficult to transfer the unique Bikablo technique remotely. Since the participants who had signed on for a face to face program were keen to have the session, I started planning, reviewing online platforms and ordering the equipment needed to show close ups of the various steps in the Bikablo process. We then made special kits of materials the participants would need for the 2 day program. This included coloured markers, ink, pastels chalk, flip chart paper, A4...
Bikablo goes Online in Singapore!
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Easy steps to create your first Sketchnote from Martin Haussmann
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You say you can’t draw? No problem, we hear that a lot at the bikablo akademie. Graphic visualisation is a cultural skill that can be learned, just like learning a foreign language – and sketchnoting is the best way to get started in this new language. You’ll need a sketchbook and two pens – and then you’re ready to go! Get your hands on a fine-line marker or pen, a highlighter, and a notebook (the best size to begin with is A5 – or, in the US, half-letter). Choose an audio book or an interesting video presentation on a topic...
Easy steps to create your first Sketchnote from Martin Haussmann
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