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VisualFunk was recently involved in an Innovation Day for a large educational institution. The delegates were 150 of the years award winners so the day was part reward and part opportunity to get some top talent in a room together.

Expressing a vision or idea visually has proven to be far more effective, simply because visual content reaches your brain in a faster and more digestible way compared to textual information. Check out the Graphic Facilitation Gallery by VisualFunk Australia.

What I learn time and time again when we draw is that visuals communicate your key messages much better than words ever can. Its part of creating a powerful narrative that engages people and their senses. Most importantly, we remember pictures a lot better than we do words.

The beauty of this is that you get to hear some wonderful ideas and messages. The facilitator at this conference was a softly spoken Argentinian who had everyone on the edge of their seat. Nothing showy, no rah-rah, just brilliant heart-felt messages. It was a pleasure to be listening and absorbing

The beauty of this is that you get to hear some wonderful ideas and messages. The facilitator at this conference was a softly spoken Argentinian who had everyone on the edge of their seat. Nothing showy, no rah-rah, just brilliant heart-felt messages. It was a pleasure to be listening and absorbing.

Every company knows that they need to innovate. The corporate landscape changes so quickly it's basically innovate or be left behind. Contemporary thinking is becoming old style and so the way companies think and behave needs to change. Does your organisation innovate and create?

Every company knows that they need to innovate. The corporate landscape changes so quickly it's basically innovate or be left behind. Contemporary thinking is becoming old style and so the way companies think and behave needs to change. Does your organisation innovate and create?

Every company knows that they need to innovate. The corporate landscape changes so quickly it's basically innovate or be left behind. Contemporary thinking is becoming old style and so the way companies think and behave needs to change. Does your organisation innovate and create?

Arts-based thinking is about dissecting everything that artists do that make them so creative and then applying the processes to achieve innovation. Creativity and innovation are more than a model in a textbook. The 'use this model and you will achieve creative genius' just doesn't work. Innovation doesn't sit on a page, it's alive.

Arts-based thinking is about dissecting everything that artists do that make them so creative and then applying the processes to achieve innovation. Creativity and innovation are more than a model in a textbook. The 'use this model and you will achieve creative genius' just doesn't work. Innovation doesn't sit on a page, it's alive.

I would like to say that the everyone at this creative workshop thought it was great. In fact I can almost guarantee that you will be getting more work from us in the future. You did a great job. Your attitude and approach were perfect. Thank you for your efforts.

The process of Graphic Scribing or Facilitation assists team members to get clear with their thinking. Graphic Scribing is brilliant to enhance creativity of people in a group and is used in all VisualFunk Innovation Workshops and Design Thinking Workshops

Studies show that by 2017 almost 70% of content consumed on the internet will be video. Many companies are already taking full advantage of this by making the move to formats like whiteboard animations and explainer videos.

Visual Funk provides creative training and graphic facilitation that helps organisations to innovate, create and communicate big ideas for their future growth across Australia.

Before Xmas, I spent 3.5 days in Canberra with for a clients off-site that Visualfunk was running. I took away a few interesting things that relate to creativity from this trip. The benefit of a quiet time: I am a massive fan of surrounding yourself and engaging with all types of mental stimulus.

For someone who has made a living from both practicing creativity (The Arts) and then teaching creativity (Visualfunk) I think one of the most important contributors to creativity (at a personal or corporate level) is time. There are may other contributors at play but time is a huge one.

I recently had a really great creative success story that I wanted to share. The creative and problem solving approach is really, really simple and could be useful the next time you find yourself stuck. The Background To This Story: VisualFunk was recently invited to pitch for a 200 pax.

Corporate values. Every organisation has them and rightly so. It's what your company thinks is important, how they want everyone to behave and act. It's like a behaviour compass. The company knows that they want to act and behave in a certain way because they value those behaviours and attributes. Seems simple right? So a couple of questions to you.

Everybody needs a reason to get out of bed each morning and go to work. If we don't have a reason our whole day feels meaningless, becomes a grind and we inevitably get stuck in a rut.You may enjoy your job but recently hit a road block and feel either un-motivated or are looking to improve yourself and become more creative?

It takes a great look at what stops people being creative. It's amazing how many people set limits around their ability to be creative by linking it to their ability to draw. What a bad way to measure your potential!

Simon Banks is an emcee, speaker, training facilitator and presenter who is professional and creative, and brings all the vim and vigour your audience expect to ensure brilliant corporate events. He's the Director of creative training company VisualFunk, known for running innovation hubs, conferences and training days to brew fresh thinking and develop market leading ideas. His first book,1000 Little Lightbulbs, will be released in early 2017.

It's only natural for vision to be so dominant and have so much weight on our ideas. After all half of the brain is more or less involved in visual processing.

The visual symbol acts like a memory trigger or a cue. Logos and branding work on this principle, doubly powerful for being able to evoke emotions, too. Images are shortcuts and reminders for bigger ideas.

Planning a conference isn't an easy business, but it must be done and there are plenty of great creative conference ideas out there. However, the best approach in identifying a conference theme is to identify a problem within your industry and then have your conference revolve around it.

Planning a conference isn't an easy business, but it must be done and there are plenty of great creative conference ideas out there. However, the best approach in identifying a conference theme is to identify a problem within your industry and then have your conference revolve around it.

Creative thinking is incredibly useful in everyday life and business situations. It shines a new way of doing things. If you want to instil creativity within your workplace, you must embed it within the depths of your organisational philosophy and structure.

Creative thinking is incredibly useful in everyday life and business situations. It shines a new way of doing things. Some organisations have the facade of being creative. They throw away the dress-code book and haul in a brightly coloured ping pong table, all with the hopes of instilling creativity. Creativity goes much deeper than surface appearances.