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The
History and Evolution of the
Graphic Facilitation / Recording Field
by
Christina Merkley
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The
1990s: The 100th Monkey Syndrome
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 Vision
and Values Work
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Recording of Product Development Session Photo courtesy
of Leslie Evers
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By
the 1990s, graphic recording and graphic facilitation methodologies
really began to multiple and take off.
Like the urban myth about the 100th Monkey Syndrome
(how ALL monkeys on a remote island magically began washing their
sweet potatoes after the 100th monkey adopted the habit)
… the visual way of working appears to have hit its own version
of Moore’s law … doubling, tripling, quadrupling its
reach and effect every couple of years.
Now 20 years or so into its evolution, the field really
began to make inroads into traditional and non-traditional settings.
The early work of the pioneers was bearing fruit.
In their own practices and in the practices and organizations
of those they helped train and inspire.
Even the more conventional big consulting / accounting
firms were getting into the act … since 1995, the consulting
giant Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young
has built special facilities to capitalize on this tool in 10
cities in North America, 5 in Europe and even one in Australia.
Their centers pool creative change management, strategic planning,
visioning, facilitation, illustration, computing and tech solution
specialists together in exciting ways for their large, and deep-pocketed
clients.
Back
in the San Francisco Bay Area, at the grassroots level, a different
sort of collection energy was happening.
Two graphic recorders from the early IA days, Leslie
Salmon-Zhu and Susan Kelly
were lamenting how they never got to see one another and swap
trade secrets due to the solo nature of their work.
Frustrated by the lack of a community forum, these two
women rallied themselves, and others, to create a solution.
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In
1995, the first informal gathering of ‘visual practitioners’
occurred … drawing 17 graphic recorders and facilitators
to a ranch in Northern California.
Since that time the gathering has grow to 100+core
members and has become an annual conference. In 2000 The International Forum of Visual
Practitioners (IFVP) became an official association,
led by a rotating, volunteer Board. The
Board manages the annual conference, maintains the website
and hosts online exchanges via a growing distribution list.
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