Creating an engaging conference isn’t hard unless you’re using the old model.

by julie | conferences, meeting design & facilitation, wayfinding

Why in 2025 are we still doing conferences/meetings with the “sage on the stage” model–think keynote speakers and expert panels– which pushes content at attendees, and why are we not creating opportunities for people to engage and interact in ways that...

When you need to grapple with something but aren’t sure how to do it, you might need a WAYFINDER with navigation skills to guide you forward

by julie | journey mapping, visioning, visual thinking, wayfinding

I hope you’ve been well or as my aunt says these days “mostly well.” It’s been a lot, huh? If you’re like me, you may have found new meaning and purpose in your work and life as priorities have shifted. I’d love to hear what’s changed for you, where your...

Offsites: gain alignment and move forward together

by julie | graphic facilitation

In the last couple of years the offsite meeting has come back because we are humans and when we get in a room with each other there’s more opportunity for honest dialogue, deeper conversations, less distractions, and more trust is built as we relate to each...

what’s lighting you up?

by Krista | Uncategorized

I’m so excited to tell you what I’ve been up to. It’s been a little while, huh? I’m a decade into this business and I still adore the work I do with my fabulous clients all over the world (that’s YOU) because every project, problem and convening you bring me into is...

How engaging are you?

by julie | conferences

Or more to the point…how engaging are your engagements? With your clients? Team? Company? Conference attendees? As someone who’s hired to be at meetings and conferences, I’ve experienced just about everything, and I still see people with the best of intentions...

Visualizing a World Cafe on belonging.

by julie | world cafe

What does belonging mean to you? I loved this project because it brought together several components that make it especially fun and rewarding: a really juicy policy issue facing our country, an amazingly dedicated and caring staff, and a fabulous facilitator who I’ve...

Visually mapping obesity for the CDC.

by julie | conferences

At the Weight of the Nation conference, 1200 public health policy makers and health professionals gathered in DC to assess where we are as a nation on the challenge of addressing obesity. I provided graphic facilitation so attendees could see their content visually....

Bending the arc of justice.

by julie | graphic facilitation

The arc of justice bends because people are tugging at it. A couple of weeks ago, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and several other leaders from the Atlanta community gathered at The Friends School for An Inter-generational Dialogue on Human Rights as part of the school’s...

Making Ideas Visible makes a video.

by julie | Uncategorized

Julie, we saw the final cut of the video today and it is absolutely beautiful. We have a pretty large crew (for us) at the sr4 offices this week getting ready for the meetings next week, and people kept hearing about the video and coming into the conference room to...

Visually mapping my client touchpoints.

by julie | journey mapping

As my business is growing I’m implementing systems, structures and processes to support me and my clients. That’s a very unsexy sentence but hang in here for a minute. It’s all about showing my clients the love which is very sexy. Creative people need structure to...