Visual Practice Programs

A series of self-directed, online programs for you to learn how to scribe at your own pace, in a community of experienced, global practitioners.

  • Grounded in the teams’s pioneering work in visual practice and systems sensing, these comprehensive programs help individuals and groups access clarity, connection, and creativity through the power of drawing.

    These programs intend to bridge divides of our times by enhancing communication and collaboration with the “social art” of scribing—making collective thinking visible for a group, in real-time.

  • Fully self-directed programs with video lessons, readings, and guided exercises designed for independent learning at your own pace.

  • Coming together across four continents, with a combined eighty years experience, to bring deep expertise across all sectors—from corporate strategy and large-scale systems change to education, community engagement, and cultural storytelling.

  • Ideal for scribes, facilitators, designers, strategists, educators, and anyone looking to develop visual communication skills. No prior experience required!

  • One-time registration grants ongoing access to course materials, allowing you to learn at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.

    Choose from a range of pricing options that accommodate different currencies and financial circumstances.

  • Intro to Scribing

    Learn key techniques in visual note-taking, drawing, and scribing to represent ideas and conversations in real time.

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  • Levels of Scribing

    Explore visual practice methods, from representation to relational to sensing and shaping emerging possibilities.

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  • Scribing Essentials

    Deepen your awareness-based scribing by engaging with the five domains of the Model of Practice to enhance presence and impact.

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  • Drawing Systems

    Develop Systems Scribing skills to visually map complex dynamics, uncover leverage points, and foster meaningful systemic change.

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  • Visual Sense Making

    Integrate visual practice with four-quarter archetypal inquiry to enhance perception, surface insights, and expand creative awareness.

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Our Team

  • Kelvy Bird

    Kelvy Bird

    FACULTY

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  • Reilly Dow

    Reilly Dow

    FACULTY, ITS and SE

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  • Jayce Pei Yu Lee

    Jayce Pei Yu Lee

    FACULTY, SE

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  • Marie Pascale Gafinen

    Marie Pascale Gafinen

    FACULTY, LOS and VS

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  • Jessica Riehl

    Jessica Riehl

    FACULTY, DS

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Abstract artwork with words like 'commitment,' 'arrival,' and 'listening inwardly' integrated into the design, featuring flowing shapes and text on a dark background. Created by Gaia Presencing Institute, dated June 19, 2020.
Abstract artwork with swirling white lines on black background, tree roots, and text "My being is wherever I am."
Diagram of a diamond-shaped iceberg with labels indicating different stages of perception and action, including "perceive," "know," "join," and "draw." The center is labeled "be," and the process is described as "presencing."
Scribed image depicting a crowd with text "Facing our Blindspots, Choosing Consciousness” and “Turn Away or Change." Features stylized human figures with phrases "Numb Ourselves," "Open," and "Mastering Self."
Illustrated infographic about system innovation by The Rockwool Foundation, focusing on themes like poverty, disability, indigenous communities, and the question "What is a good life?" It includes elements such as creative tension, isolation, history
Abstract artwork with words 'spirit,' 'lineage,' 'communion,' 'responsibility,' 'disconnect,' and 'a shift inside' centered around 'we' on a brown background.
Illustration with people holding hands under a starry sky, surrounded by creative fireplaces, with text "Co-cultivating and Tending Creative Fireplaces Together." U-school logo at the bottom right corner.
Diagram of communication and perception levels. Sections labeled 'Opening,' 'Attention/Field,' 'Listening,' 'Context,' and 'Scribing' with concepts like Habitual, Empathic, Generative, Mirror, Differentiate, Connect, and Surface. Includes symbols and
Notes and sketches pinned on a board with red lights in the background.

Testimonials

  • You brought out another creative dimension of me: impact. I now use scribing to share knowledge, spark critical thinking, and teach social justice. (Intro to Scribing)

    Laurie Clune

  • Levels of Scribing was about way more than scribing—I feel a certain freedom, surrender, and acceptance of how I listen, see, observe, and interpret. It removes blind spots and opens perspectives.

    Jerome Bourgeon

  • I have realized that it is possible to develop the skills necessary to scribe and make space to wants to be seen. And that always, what the other one resonates with, is right. (Scribing Essentials)

    Andrea Fernández

  • Scribing Essentials helped me to deepen my listening capacity through the drawings that emerged. I learned how to connect in different dimensions to my inner self and others, alowing me to feel and understand in a more holistic way.

    Ana Umbelino

  • Highly recommended! The faculty in Scribing Essentials clearly lay out how we can utilise our minds, heart and body to better communicate a groups conversation through the visual language of scribing. I can't wait to harness this superpower and help a team 'see' their thinking, to drive engagement and change within the business.

    Tracy Boyd

  • The Levels of Scribing program is a beautiful journey, leading us in the art of using drawing to help collective processes. The humility and generosity of the team is a model for the steps we can experiment with to make our work more energizing and useful.

    Fanny Monod-Mitrev