SydDT #108: Visual Thinking with Alan Chen & Diana Ayoub from Sh8peshifters

We're lucky to have Alan Chen and Diana Ayoub from Sh8peshifters kicking off SydDT for 2025 with a visual thinking workshop!

Visual thinking is a powerful tool for reflecting, problem solving, and mapping out ideas. In this interactive session, you’ll get started with sketchnoting, a visual note-taking process that uses hand-drawn images and text to convey information.

No drawing skills needed! Just come along and explore how you can make visual thinking your superpower!

Come join us for some fun conversations with interesting people in and around the design thinking community. New members are welcome!

SPEAKERS
Alan Chen
Co-founder & Visual Storyteller, Sh8peshifters
Alan is the co-founder of Sh8peshifters, a Sydney-based creative agency that specialises in communication design.

Over the past 25 years, Alan has built a diverse career, working as an illustrator, graphic designer, art director, film director, writer, producer, strategic designer, academic, and teacher. No matter the medium, storytelling is Alan’s passion and superpower.

Diana Ayoub
Co-founder & Visual Storyteller, Sh8peshifters
Diana is the co-founder of Sh8peshifters and a learning specialist with extensive experience in instructional design and education.

Over the past decade, she has taken on a plethora of roles including graphic, web and multimedia designer, illustrator, animator, academic, and teacher.

Diana has developed several courses in design and along with Alan, has presented and spoken about creativity, learning and visual storytelling at design and leadership conferences.

EVENT SPONSORS
This meetup is brought to you by Thoughtworks, Sh8peshifters, and Dynamic4.