Entrepreneur.com pointed to an interesting trend in the organization of meetings. More and more companies are hiring illustrators to graphically record the content of their meetings. The aim is to better visualize the growing complexity of business environments, and to facilitate information analysis and decision-making. This type of illustrator (called a "scriber") can create a record of a meeting in the form of a picture which is much clearer than traditional minutes.
The popularity of this solution can be demonstrated by the fact that it is used at the World Economic Forum in Davos and at TED conferences. It is also used in companies such as Nokia, IBM, Deloitte and Vodafone. Entepreneur.com introduced two companies offering scribers' services - Innovation Arts and Scriberia. Both these providers agreed that the pictures made at meetings help companies make decisions about complex matters. Then they do not need to hire consultants to tell them what to do.
In addition to the pictures, which people can emotionally identify with better than words, scribers offer another advantage. They can liven up meetings that are often boring. A scriber can also act as a facilitator. When, for example, he stops drawing, it is clear that the discussion is going nowhere. During the meeting, he can change the drawing styles to renew the participants' waning attention.
You can view examples of the graphical outputs from meetings published by Entrepreneur.com in the original article here: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230399
Do you have any experience with recording meetings graphically? Do you know someone on the Czech market who offers a similar service?
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