By Jonny Goldstein, envizualize.com

It can be difficult to self-assess what you are good at. I am great at helping people uncover their own strengths, but turning that same ability on myself is a challenge. But I realize that an awareness of my strengths is a critical element in being strategic about my career. Luckily, soon after joining the IFVP Board, our fearless…

By Thum Cheng Cheong

As children, my brother and I loved the arts. But we had to earn a living and so the arts took a back seat. Over the years, we both pursued our interests separately. In the middle of last year, I learned my brother had turned his love into burning passion, and I wanted to get to know him again from this perspective.

Thum Lai Ian (“LI”): What gave you the idea to put art/drawing and thinking…

This month we are putting the spotlight on an online slideshow created by ImageThink. Take a look, be inspired, and think about your own marketing outreach. What services and/or products do you provide? How can you show their value and generate demand for what you provide? How can you convey the unique flavor of what you do to potential customers? We hope this series inspires thought and maybe even a little dialog about marketing that works.

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By Michelle Boos-Stone, Five Elements Consulting Group

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There is a dance that happens when a Graphic Recorder is in (what I call) “the flow.” It’s a natural state of listening and observation in which you can almost forget there are other people in the room. It’s you, the paper, the words, the images, their voices…and of course dirty, dirty marker-riddled fingers. Yeah, it’s totally cool, right?

Now imagine there’s TWO of…