March 2011

Graphic Facilitation: Tips for a Great End Product

Submitted by Tricia Walker on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 12:09pm
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I love scribing. That’s another term for graphic facilitation. Other terms include “graphic recorder” and “whiteboard artist”, but whatever you call it, it’s essentially the same thing.

Five No No's For Strategic Offsites

Submitted by Mike LaRhette on Sun, 03/20/2011 - 8:52pm
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Collective Next has run hundreds of strategic offsites over the years and while each one presents its own unique challenges in both design and delivery, there are a few guiding design principles we try to use when approachin them with our clients.  Here are five basic no-no's we strive to maintain.

No PowerPoint
PowerPoint has been an easy target for years so this should be no surprise that it tops our list.  Nothing new here regarding its tiresome overuse, which has spawned such phrases as "death by powerpoint" and articles like the NY Times

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    • A Lesson in Accelerated Learning (Or How to Become a Band in 3 Days)

    Submitted by Erin King on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 5:00pm
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    I recently had the amazing opportunity to attend Boston’s first ever ladies rock camp. Ladies Rock Camp Boston (LRCB) is part of a bigger organization called Girls Rock Camp Boston (GRCB). The idea is that LRCB is a condensed version of a rock and roll camp for girls, and its main purpose is to fundraise for the GRCB’s summer sessions.