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Artists see the things that they want to draw in shapes. Once you master this, you can literally learn to draw and scale out anything and become a kick ass graphic facilitator and visual communicator in the process. Simon Banks is an emcee, speaker, graphic facilitator and presenter who is professional and creative, and brings all the vim and vigour your audience expect to ensure brilliant corporate events.

Language is very, very powerful. Words can cut either through us like a knife, or lift us up to great heights. If we are feeling down, a few kind words can make all the difference. We can remember something that someone said, good or bad, for a lifetime. Words can have a huge impact.

Due to a practical joke gone that missed it's target and impacted a group of visiting missionaries, I was also expelled from the Christian University I had been attending. To fill this time off University, I did two great things that changed my life.

The great news is that ANYONE can draw a line. It's so simple. The other great news is that with a line, you can express all types of concepts and easily communicate ideas. This episode takes you right back to year 7 at school and some of your earliest art lessons to show you just how effective lines are at expressing emotion and even a night out with some friends.

Design thinking is at the heart of human centred design and creating a company that puts your customer, both internal and external at the heart of everything that you do.

A great MC needs to be the glue that holds the day together, especially when things don't go to plan. Whilst it is essential to have an engaging MC, there role is to seamlessly connect the audience with the key content from the day.

Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance's version of Elon Musk was a STEAM man. He didn't separate the Arts from Innovation. It was just the opposite. He is celebrated for not only his achievements as an engineer and scientist but also as an architect, painter and sculptor. The Arts were engrained into his inventions, his thinking, and his way of dissecting and looking at the world around him.

I can almost imagine the conversation going a little something like this. Two likely BFF's of Strategy and Graphic Facilitation meet up for the first time.

A whiteboard animation explaining the importance of engagement in the work environment. Engagement is a measure of your team' s emotional commitment and it' s critically important for your bottom line.

A whiteboard animation explaining the importance of engagement in the work environment. Engagement is a measure of your team' s emotional commitment and it' s critically important for your bottom line.

An Innovation Bootcamp or Hackathon can be part of this solution. Be clear, it's not the solution to deliver a culture of innovation. It can however be an important piece of the puzzle and put some turbo charged energy into you're your innovation efforts.

Whether it be humorous, thought-provoking, serious or a combination of all of these, the MC sets the expectation and a tone for your event - bringing you a unique energy from outside the organisation. Simon has an unnatural ability to get an audience engaged, energised and interacting rapidly.

Simon has an unnatural ability to get an audience engaged, energised and interacting rapidly. You may not remember all the tiny details of the conference, but your audience will ALWAYS remember the energy that filled every corner of the room.

Looking for someone with spark AND intelligence who' ll wake up your audience and get them firing and ready for action? Simon Banks offers a unique blend of energetic enthusiasm, creativity and humour is your guarantee for a keynote that lives on in the memories of your people, for all the right reasons.

I help people to gain clarity and innovate by giving them information in a way that their brain loves. That way they can see things really clearly, make new connections easily and get where they want to at speed. I put visuals at the heart of that process. I am often created when a group of people sit around in a room with sticky notes and write things down. Sometimes there is a PowerPoint presentation. And what do you do again GF?

We live in a world of ever-changing markets and innovative ideas, which is why it's crucial for companies to think creatively/differently in order to thrive. Large companies traditionally struggle to keep up with ongoing changes in the marketplace, leaving room for startups who are willing to push the boundaries on new and bold ideas.

Simon Banks hosted a number of Innovation Workshops successfully in Australia, each designed to accelerate your company' s growth by getting to the heart of what makes things tick. For innovation workshops in Australia contact Simon Banks.