What You’ll Gain

By participating in this 3-hour interactive workshop, you’ll build practical skills and deeper self-awareness. You’ll leave with confidence and techniques you can integrate immediately into your work, including how to:

• Drawing Foundations: Learn the essentials of visual note-taking, from drawing letters and shapes to choosing tools and positioning. 

• Inner Listening: Explore how your own emotions and state of mind shape what you capture. Discover how to listen with intention and draw without bias.

• Line as Universal Language: Recognize how simple marks carry meaning. A soft blue curve can evoke comfort, while a jagged red line signals tension. No artistic training required!

• Creativity Beyond Perfectionism: Practice playful exercises that help you let go of the need to make drawings “pretty” and embrace imperfection as part of expression.

• Humility in Practice: Drawing from practice of humility, reflect on what it means to create live in front of others with sincerity and courage.

• Real-Time Application: Develop pacing techniques to support how you capture complex conversations as they unfold
  

Who Should Attend

This workshop is open to all! No previous drawing or visual storytelling experience is required. It’s designed for anyone curious about unlocking new ways of seeing and sharing ideas.

We especially recommend this workshop for:

• Leaders and managers looking for innovative tools to energize team engagement and meetings

• Facilitators and trainers seeking to expand their toolbox with new methodologies for participation and dialogue.

• Professionals across sectors who want to bring more creativity, clarity, and connection into their work.

• Anyone working in a community looking for ways to bring in more context and deepen their ability to express what matters. 

About Jessica

Jessica is Bridge Building Group’s resident graphic facilitator. She is an International Member of Visual Practitioners and a Certified Integral Facilitator®.  Gifted in deep listening, she captures emotion and information through visual storytelling. With a passion for inclusive design, community design and socially & ecologically conscientious design, her work is rooted in the belief that the path forward is found in open, inclusive conversation.

Born and raised in Ottawa, with a mix of settler and Anishnaabe heritage, Jessica fully believes in the importance of open, truthful storytelling and story-sharing for intercultural collaboration and bridge-building. View Portfolio