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Kelvy has been a scribe for almost 30 years - there are few people better placed to share insights and reflections on the discipline & its impact on collaborative work.

Scribing is far more than ‘just’ drawing pictures or transcribing speech, as Kelvy explains with perfect clarity & engaging spirit in this episode.

We explore what it means to listen without seeing, to participate without influencing, & to join art and information for the benefit of the group.

Find out about:

What scribing is and how it enhances our collaboration
Why ink and pencil marks are only the tip of the iceberg in the multi-sensory world of scribing
How perception, knowledge, and drawing come together in scribing
How Otto Scharmer’s four levels of listening translate to scribing
What feedback looks like when we accept that no drawing can be ‘bad’
Why Kelvy recommends for anyone interested in exploring scribing

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Questions and Answers
Part one
[01:08] When did you start calling yourself a facilitator - if you do?
[04:09] What did you have to leave behind from your education in art to become a 'real' scribe?
[05:57] Can you explain the difference between scribing and graphic facilitation?
[11:03] How do you perceive your impact on the group - does scribing change the course of a workshop?
[13:28] How do you represent silence, pauses, and the unspoken?
[16:43] Can you read other scribes' work in ways that participants can't?
[23:01] What's the difference between reading body language in-person and online?
[25:46] Has there been a particular moment when you've felt proud of the group's reaction to your drawings?
[29:59] More emotion comes through in drawings, does that make them more memorable than traditional minute-taking?
[31:21] Where is the line between art and information in your work? Do the two merge
[32:56] How do you retain independent creativity whilst trying to meet the expectations of the client?
[36:20] What I'm hearing is that you may feel you've lost some sharpness, but gained more 'sensing'?
[38:25] Could a university professor use a scribe to capture their first iteration of a lecture and then use those drawings as their presentation in the future?
[45:24] Could you imagine a museum or gallery for scribes?
[49:34] Is the sense of care and depth of listening a way to distinguish between a good scribe and a bad scribe? Is there such a distinction?

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