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HOW Designers Can Design The Client Experience

May 22, 2019

One Design Conference, Two ImageThink Perspectives Last week our most veteran and newly initiated ImageThinkers headed to Chicago for How Design Live. Nora Herting, our CEO and founder was on her way to inspire designers and creative thinkers- tap into the collective, primal power of drawing to better collaborate with their clients. Raheem Nelson– graphic recorder at ImageThink’s, training mission was to synthesize the insights from 2,5000 designers onto a live Journaling Wall.    Want to know what their experience like at How Design- one of the largest annual gatherings of creative professionals in the world?   Here are some exclusive excerpts from Nora’s interview with our blogger: Nora Herting, CEO & Founder, ImageThink.   What was your favorite […]

Beat Summer FOMO! ImageThink’s Annual Workshop at GISC is back

May 7, 2019

  Master Leadership Skills with Visual Literacy  It’s summer already and the pristine beaches are calling. It’s time for our annual Visual Leadership Workshop in Cape Cod. Led by our co-founder, Nora Herting and supported by GISC faculty Sky Freyss-Cole; these visual leadership classes from August 7-9 will empower you with strategic tools that will help you clarify goals, energize meetings and enhance your skills to manage multiple teams. This visual leadership workshop at GISC stands out from other management classes as it is designed for anyone who wants to incorporate graphic facilitation as a tool for greater effectiveness in leading and engaging groups. In a […]

Roaring To Go: ImageThink At Cannes Lions 2019

April 25, 2019

    ImageThink – In the Creative Spotlight at Cannes   After facilitating timely discussions on trending topics in the Unconference Zone at Cannes Lions Health in 2017, we at ImageThink look forward to having our own founder and pioneer in visual strategy and storytelling; Nora Herting, take the stage and lead a unique hands-on session on; you guessed it right- Creative brainstorms.   In an engaging workshop in the Palais; Nora will help you find the antidote for common brainstorming slumps and stretch your own creative muscle in this high energy session with visual storytelling.     What you’ll be drawing with Rosé-tinted Glasses in Nora’s Masterclass:  As Steve Jobs famously […]

HOW To Unleash Your Creative Superpower With Visual Stories

April 17, 2019

  Unlocking Creative Potential With Visual Thinking The weather’s warming up, and it’s time for growth. Refuel your inspiration reserves, expand your network, and grow your creative and professional skillsets at HOW Design Live, May 7-10 in Chicago. One of the largest annual gatherings of creative professionals, HOW Design Live brings inspiring keynotes, engaging educational sessions, and a great creative community to the City of Big Shoulders.  Join ImageThink Co-Founder and CEO for her engaging masterclass in visual storytelling, where you’ll learn how to design better client experiences, and take your business to the next level—all by simply picking up a pen.  What Will I Learn?  In ‘Visual Thinking’- Your Secret Superpower for Working […]

Hack Your Brainstorm : 3 Quick Tips For Bigger Ideas

April 10, 2019

  ProTips To Re-think Your Brainstorm How many times have you entered a brainstorm meeting hoping for brilliance, but left it with the same stale ideas from last quarter? No matter your industry, when you gather your best thinkers for big thinking, you need to get serious about expanding your ideation sessions in an engaging way. We know that when you’ve been running a team for a long time, it’s sometimes hard to find a fresh approach to old challenges.  In the run up to our upcoming workshop with AdClub, “A guide to re-thinking brainstorming and brief-making,” our CEO, Nora Herting will bring to life ImageThink’s insights and our creative approach […]

Elevating 4 Big Ideas From America’s Most Innovative Start-ups.

March 29, 2019

  Customer insights, tech innovations and creative storytelling; At this month’s AdThink event, the hottest start-ups in America shared their futuristic marketing strategies through a series of 5-minute elevator pitches.   As platinum sponsors of Ad Club, ImageThink was excited to be onsite at Subculture, NYC once again to visualize the innovative marketing strategies and big ideas for AdThink’s panel with live graphic recording.  Wish you could have been there? Not to worry. Here are 4 ways these creative start-ups can help you boost your marketing strategy, summarized in a visual storyboard.   1. Talk to your consumer in the same way you would talk to a friend on a park bench.  We’re living […]

3 Creative Ways To Picture Your Event Planning Map.

March 18, 2019

  Do you have a high stakes event and are looking to wow your attendees like never before? We know that being an advocate for outside-the-box approaches can sometimes be met with resistance, even when they are sure bring about entirely new solutions and heightened engagement.   At ImageThink, we’ve supported more than 30% of Fortune 50 companies across 15 countries in the last 10 years through live visual storytelling. Here are 3 pro tips on how we can help elevate your event experience with graphic recording.  Plan Ahead Of Time To Get The Best Results  We all know there are a million ways to spend an event budget; the challenge lies in making the most of it. Building a buzz before time […]

Women who redraw the rules!

March 15, 2019

Our Co-Founder, Nora Herting’s Highlights From Top Women Speakers. Did you know that more than 11.6 million firms are owned by women, generating about $1.7 trillion in sales as of 2017? That’s quite an exciting number to see grow as more and more women access leading positions in the workforce. As a woman and business owner, I continue to be inspired by the female leaders, founders, and authors that for whom I’ve had the privilege of graphic recording. From their entrepreneurial insights to their presence as speakers, I credit them with helping me to grow ImageThink into the creative solutions […]

5 secret ingredients your Design Thinking Agenda recipe is missing.

March 4, 2019

    From our Live Scribes to you, Our graphic facilitators support nearly 300 events every year at ImageThink, and they’ve learned a thing or two about agenda design along the way. After 10 years of leading the charge in visual strategy, we’re ready to share some of our top learnings for mapping a successful strategy session. Here are a few tips to set the ball rolling for your 2019 strategy. Be Clear On The Purpose It may seem obvious but defining the parameters of your meeting’s purpose is a critical first step that often times gets overlooked. Specificity is […]

ImageThink Visualizes A Bite Of The ‘Influencer Marketing’ Pie At Ad Club NYC

February 26, 2019

Our graphic recorder created a visual summary of the big ideas at Ad Club’s influencer event. Picturing Big Ideas At Ad Club’s Influencer Event Did you know, that Influencer Marketing is about to hit the $10 billion mark by 2020? Now that’s one huge number, isn’t it? And with the rate at which ‘influencers’ or ‘micro influencers’ are going gung-ho on social media networks, advertisers and storytellers are now upping the ante with their marketing strategies. At an informal gathering at Forsman & Bodenfors, the ImageThink team was thrilled to visualize the lively discussion, led by Ricky Ray Butler of […]