A bikablo Foundation for Visual Facilitation with Jill Greenbaum, Ed.D.

A bikablo Foundation for Visual Facilitation
with Jill Greenbaum, Ed.D.

In this 90-minute interactive session, the US member of the bikablo certified global trainer team, Jill Greenbaum, introduces the Bikablo method as a foundation that easily supports beginners, adds refinements and depth to the work of experienced practitioners, and elevates the quality of everyone’s visual practice.

Whether you’ve been making marks on paper for twenty minutes or twenty years, Bikablo offers a clear, developmental approach and techniques that help you draw with intention and clarity, increasing your confidence. Jill brings her signature style of engagement grounded in her academic background and experience, emphasizing accessible practices that immediately improve your iconography, graphic elements, figures, layouts, color use, and composition.

Participants will get hands-on practice with essential Bikablo pictograms and figures. She will also address essential elements, including structure, scale, proportion, color choices, and layout.

You’ll learn how to construct images from simple components, demonstrate consistent, basic shading, and leverage white space for visual impact. Jill will highlight how practitioners can take what they learn and make it their own, adapting techniques while maintaining strong fundamentals. Experienced participants will have opportunities for higher-level exploration including composition strategy, intentional color use, and personal style refinement.

This session also includes a concise overview of Bikablo training pathways and how Jill supports practitioners who want to deepen their skills over time.

What you’ll learn

• Core Bikablo principles, including attention to size, sequence, and proportion
• How to build simple icons, graphic elements, and figures using repeatable methods
• Basic approaches to shading and when to use each
• How to apply color intentionally and avoid visual overload
• Strategies for thoughtful composition and effective white-space management
• Ways to evolve Bikablo techniques into your own personal visual style

Format
This session is a 90-minute online overview designed as an introduction to Bikablo fundamentals. It will give you a taste of hands-on learning in advance of future in-person offerings with Jill.

Follow your energy, bring your markers, and come ready to draw.

Jill Greenbaum, Ed.D. is an alchemist. She integrates her deep knowledge of instructional design, Accelerated Learning, and visualization into all of her work—training, facilitation, and coaching. Her expertise lies in designing experiences through using her unique visualizing process. She holds a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University, is a certified Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator, and the US member of the bikablo Global Trainer Team.

Website: jillgreenbaum.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jillrgreenbaum

NOVA Scribes has entered into a partnership with the IFVP: the International Forum of Visual Practitioners! This workshop is an IFVP Learning Lab. All IFVP members have access to Learning Labs at https://ifvpforum.circle.so/c/learning-hub/

This workshop will be recorded and posted on YouTube for anyone who cannot attend. You can find the YouTube link in the Comments section of this NOVA Scribes Meetup event once the workshop video has been uploaded to YouTube.
You can find previously recorded videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJfInZHmS8prj2_DUaJ35CYY8n7SzoPMJ

We’re not charging for this workshop, but we will be asking for donations! Donations cover the costs of hosting events on Meetup, to honorariums for new graphic recorders, and scholarships.

Please be sure you are registered on Meetup! If your Zoom name doesn’t match your name on Meetup, you will not be admitted. (We’ve had Zoom bombers.)