Conversations have the power to transform ideas into knowledge, knowledge into insight, and insight into action for the benefit of our workplaces and communities.

When I create Living Tapestries, I harness this power by organizing and synthesizing complex ideas into a tapestry of words and images. I weave patterns of meaning for you to transform into knowledge, insights and action to achieve your goals.

When to use Living Tapestries

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The potential for applications of Living Tapestries is endless!

Visioning
Strategic and operational planning
Scenario-building
Decision-making
Presenting at your next conference, board meeting, training session, team-building retreat, town hall, or community gathering

How it Works

Triple the impact of your interactions and conversations.

Boost your capacity to create in the moment while I capture, organize, and reflect your experience LIVE in Living Tapestries.
Deepen the meaning of your experience by displaying Living Tapestries at the end of a conversation experience. Spark new conversations and deepen relationships among participants as they relive and reflect on aspects of the experience and make new connections together.
Keep the record and memory alive by continuing the conversation. Trigger participants’ individual learning recall and group memory, and enable them to share their experience with people who were not part of the conversation to spark new ideas, questions, insights, actions, and meaningful conversations! Include Living Tapestries in reports, presentations, wall art, screensavers, social media apps, and other creative applications to suit your context.

As you speak with others about questions and complex issues, I listen deeply and organize and capture your ideas on large format paper in real time to create visually engaging conceptual maps. The original Living Tapestries are yours to keep. They can be displayed as practical wall art in the office, laminated and rolled for easy transport, and digitized for distribution over the Internet or for publishing in organizational reports, presentations, and other communications.

Watch this fast-action video to see me recording a presentation by Action Canada Fellows, then listen to the testimonials offered by one of the presenters and a member of the audience.

Vision Tapestry

Are you planning a visioning or strategic planning session with your senior staff or Board of Directors? Create a Vision Tapestry that helps you to see the whole picture as it emerges, and communicate your direction and goals with customers, staff, and partners.

Value Tapestry

Do you need help sharing what you have to offer? Create a Value Tapestry that captures the benefits of your products, services, or cause for your stakeholders.

Journey Tapestry

Do you need help translating your vision into a practical operational plan? Create a Journey Tapestry to help you articulate the path to get from here to there.

Legacy Tapestry

Are you looking for a creative way to share your history? Create a Legacy Tapestry, highlighting your past accomplishments and the impact you have in the world. This is a great complement or alternative to an annual report.