Hand-drawn visualisations improve collaboration and accelerate careers and companies.

The world becomes more complex every minute. Most of the time we need more than one person to solve a problem in the business. Therefore we draw together on a whiteboard and co-create solutions today. Please check out how our training and coaching have improved the collaboration of our clients.

Case Studies
How our clients have applied visualisations as part of their business
Keith Greaves about the Beautiful World of Big Group Facilitation
Keith Greaves about the Beautiful World of Big Group Facilitation

What really hit me when listening to Keith was his passion for public participation following the core values of IAP2. He makes a difference in the world by improving our democracy. Our democracy is based on a the idea of a majority. A 50% majority is good but imagine you had a co-created law proposal for the prime minister that bases on a super majority of 80%.

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Surprise yourself and make an impact with Alan Kurrle
Surprise yourself and make an impact with Alan Kurrle

Alan Kurrle Project Manager, Information Systems The night before his meeting, Alan decided to turn three pages of heavy text…

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David Landry about Agile Transformations using bikablo® Drawing Technique
David Landry about Agile Transformations using bikablo® Drawing Technique

Today I speak to David Landry. He works as a principal consultant at Elabor8 and he has facilitated an agile transition with his college, Andrew Thorpe, at a Melbourne University using the bikablo® drawing technique.

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Christiane Anderson from AGL about the use of bikablo® in a business transformation
Christiane Anderson from AGL about the use of bikablo® in a business transformation

This episode is about Christiane’s journey from discovering the bikablo® drawing technique. We look at how she started small by showing the value of visual facilitation to AGL before it took off and inspired others through the whole organisation.

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What our students say
For me as a software developer, it is very important to be able to bring abstract and intangible content closer to my customers. Here I can present a lot more vividly. I also really liked the Younitos (stick figures). With this, I can give my presentations a personal touch and loosen up the mostly dry abstract content. The time that I spent in your course has been very worthwhile for me.
Stefan Hauptmann
I.D.S DialogSysteme GmbH
Thanks to Younito, I passed the defence of my thesis with “A”. Since I learned how to visualize at Visual Friends, I've started drawing posters again. The audience is always excited to see something other than PowerPoint. The training was a lot of fun and was individually designed. Thanks!
Tanja Brauchle
nursery school teacher
The on-line training was a fantastic introduction to the world of visual facilitation. Danny was a great trainer, willing to share and very encouraging. On-line learning can be hard to deliver, but he did an exceptional job in making it as interactive as possible - the two days were very valuable and very enjoyable!
Toni Duka
Consultant
Fantastic course, lots of fun and not like anything else I had done. I am looking forward to applying my new skills at work.
Josef Bourke
Director (Customer and Business Solutions) at Department of Transport and Main Roads
I participated in an online Visualisation workshop for 2 days on October 26th and 27th 2020. I can't believe how quickly I was able to pick up the techniques required and to be able to combine them to make several pieces of work to support my work / profession. I look forward to seeing if daily visualisation in classrooms will impact positively on teaching and student outcomes.
Linda Ritchie
Principal, Willsden Primary School, South Australia
I recently attended the online visualisation course with visual friends. The training is amazing! Danny was really encouraging, helping me realise anyone can draw. This course is already helping me communicate clearer. Not only is it helping with my work presentations, it's also become standard with capturing notes. I've found I'm now absorbing more information with less writing, whether it's note taking from meetings or while listening to podcasts. I highly recommend this course.
Lucy Chong
Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation)
As a writer and traditional communications specialist, I was hesitant about my ability to draw and use pictures to communicate concepts as well as I could through my written words. However Over two short days, with Danny’s guidance, I am a total convert to using pictures to help me be a better communicator. I am also amazed at how Danny was able to instil confidence into each of us through an online training platform, and I am now confident that I could live scribe a meeting or interview and produce a meaningful piece to stimulate further conversation. Overall, this has been the most valuable professional development course I have undertaken and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to challenge themselves and have fun. Thank you, Danny and Visual Friends, you’ve opened my eyes to the power of pictures!
Tracey Lianos
Senior Director, Executive, Government and Engagement at Housing ACT
I absolutely loved the class and would highly recommend the visualisation training to anyone wanting to visually bring their ideas to life and take their communication skills to the next level!
Maggie Rowlands
Change Chapter Lead at Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation)
The Visual Facilitation course was engaging, informative, and so much fun! Having extensive art experience already, I still found so much value in attending the course and gained so many new skills to add to my facilitation toolbox. The course has shown me how I can create an engaging story and capture large chunks of information in a simplistic and streamlined way. This course will be perfect for anyone who is looking at innovative, experiential ways of facilitating. Danny is a brilliant facilitator and kept everyone engaged throughout the 2 days – couldn’t recommend it enough!
Aalia Sahib
Learning And Development Specialist at AA Insurance NZ
Danny's class was so valuable for me in my L&D role. I learnt a lot of new skills to enhance my communication in the training or meeting room. It was a lot of fun and a great reminder that visualisation is very powerful.
Melanie Pryde
Senior Learning and Development Specialist at Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation)
"Recently I attended the two day Visual Facilitation training - for someone like me who previously drew very little, this training was a godsend! Not only did it uplift my confidence in drawing, the training also gave me various tools and techniques that I could easily practise and use in my facilitation sessions. There were also several reference books suggested for further enrichment of drawing and visual facilitation skills. The pace of the course over the two days was even and the facilitators certainly made it interesting with some fun group activities. Overall, I would highly recommend this training course for anyone that is involved with facilitation – be it as a facilitator or as a participant."
Sharada Bangalore
Sharada Bangalore
REA Group
"Marcel's visual facilitation training brings your drawing skills to life - yes, yours!!! You may walk in to the program feeling like an absolute novice (I can barely draw a straight line with a ruler!) but I promise you will walk out with the skills to put your thoughts on paper in the clearest, funkiest, most visually attractive way!Well worth the investment, you will receive several practical tips and tricks that will significantly boost your facilitator toolkit. With his extraordinary facilitation skills Marcel will include you in the program and guide you to greatness as if you were the only person in the room - cannot recommend this program or Marcel highly enough - thank you! thank you! THANK YOU!!"
Marie-Claire Reina (CAHRI)
Marie-Claire Reina (CAHRI)
Leadership Development Facilitator
"I sent one of my team Alan Kurrle on the visualisation course recently. To say I was pleased with his learning would be the understatement of 2018. Would strongly recommend to those in your team that love facilitation - it’s already brought so much more life and animation to our team and beyond Epworth."
Fiona McUtchen
Fiona McUtchen
Group Manager Organisational Development, Epworth Healthcare
"I've attended a one day workshop with Marcel a couple of months ago and I'm glad I did. In one single day I've learnt the basic techniques of visual facilitation in a clever, relaxed and fun manner thanks to Marcel great people and technical skills. Since then I had to pleasure to apply the knowledge acquired at my role at AGL and make my role more fun, creativity and engaging to myself and my stakeholders. Such a good investment of my time, energy and money! Thanks Marcel. Please keep up sharing this amazing tool for a better corporate world."
Nathalie Heynderickx
Corporate Domain Specialist at AGL
"The best course I have ever done. Every business should send their people, since attending the course I use my visualisation skills in my daily work as well as at home with my kids. It is amazing how senior executives and kids can all relate to and love my drawings! Going into the course I thought I couldn’t draw… I couldn’t believe what Marc got me to do in the first 2 hours, this course is for everyone!"
Andre Herbst
Andre Herbst
Global Head of Growth, Epic Agile.
“The visualisation training was the glue that was needed to pull all these different parts of my working life together – drawing, facilitation, teaching, coaching and working with new people”.
Olympia McEnhill
Olympia McEnhill
Delivery Manager at Gallagher Bassett
"A must-do course for anyone involved in facilitation, coaching or change management!"
Michelle Teunis
Michelle Teunis
Senior Change and Transformation Leader
"Do this Course if you want a permanent smile on your face and a feeling of success and achievement at learning something new."
Julie Whitlock
Julie Whitlock
Associate Director, Digital Innovations, Murdoch University
"The benefits of the Visual Coaching program were fantastic, it gave me a lot of confidence, taught me to be more spontaneous and trust myself. I’m not making a Mona Lisa here. It’s about capturing key messages, not creating a work of art."
Alan Kurrle
Alan Kurrle
Project Manager, Information Systems, Epworth
"This type of Training is just so valuable for anyone.  It gives you practical skills for immediate use!"
Bronwyn Short
Bronwyn Short
Portfolio Manager, BHP
"I was impressed how quickly I learned.  Zero to 'pretty awesome in 2 days?  Money well spent!"
Jonathon Coleman
Jonathon Coleman
Iteration Manager at Suncorp
"Marcel is an excellent, generous and talented trainer and facilitator. I had the pleasure of attending his course and was able to add value at work straight away by using it in retrospectives, team purpose facilitation, inception workshops and initiative launches. I can highly recommend Marcel's rich knowledge and experience in this field and his ability to teach and mentor others to become excellent Visual Facilitators."
Christiane Anderson
Christiane Anderson
Business Analyst at AGL Energy
"Marcel's Visual Facilitation course was a great experience! The techniques he uses are amazing because they enable anyone to draw eye-catching pictures without being able to actually draw previously. Marcel was a great teacher, with attention to detail and a passion for artistic excellence. Highly recommend this course to any Facilitator."
Matt Rickards
Matt Rickards
Agile Business Analyst / Iteration Manager at Elabor8
"In just over a minute, our new video clearly communicates a business model many of us have struggled to explain for years! Marcel was fun to work with, and helpful in turning our receptionist into our voice over girl. So much so that she may consider leaving us for a new career. Good one Marcel."
Fleur Vickers
Fleur Vickers
Digital Manager at FrontLine Stores
"Marcel has a strong focus on delivering great quality of work. I must say, it's been a pleasure working with Marcel on a project to deliver an MYOB animated video, where our top of mind was to engage my audience and help them understand why our product could benefit them. With Marcel's expertise and easy going work ethic, it's amazing how fast he can deliver flawless work. I didn't even need a revision, great work and I look forward to working with Marcel in the near future."
Jenny Nedanovski
Jenny Nedanovski
Content Strategist at MYOB

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