This pre-recorded course of 2h 24 minutes is longer than that delivered in the 3h webinar and may take 4h or more to work through.
Systems interventions can be a source of profound insight and discovery for those who conduct them, but without the ability to convey these discoveries to stakeholders in a meaningful and engaging way, nothing much is likely to change. How do you share insights with people who did not go on the journey? How do you select what to share, how to share it, and avoid overwhelming people with complexity?
This course provides both theory and practical application in the communication of complex systems, focusing primarily on visual representation in the context of systems-based project delivery.
Objectives
In this course, you will:
- Learn what science has to say about meaning, and how we can use these insights to create more impactful representations of systemic content
- Practise a simple approach to scoping, to help avoid making great representations of the wrong things
- Gain insights from related areas of behavioural science, like embodied cognition and Gestalt, and see how these insights link to broader systems theories
- Use storytelling to make key insights from your systems analysis intuitive and memorable
- Build a draft visual map of a systems model.
Trainer
Steve Whitla is a Director at Visual Meaning Ltd. He is a change management specialist with 20 years of experience focusing on visualising complex ideas to support organisational transformation. As Director of Visual Meaning Ltd, he leads a consultancy that uses visual language and systems thinking to help leaders and cross-industry groups understand and navigate complex, ambiguous challenges. His work involves creating visual maps of operating models, strategic plans, and system architectures that bridge the gap between experts and non-experts, fostering shared understanding and collaboration. Steve is driven by a passion to make the world more meaningful through clarity and connection.