Photo WALKshop
Expand perspectives for better conversations, even when people disagree.
Open your eyes to make better decisions, even if you think you've seen it all.
See what Tania Pointon said after one of Jacinta’s signature photo WALKshops:
Tania Pointon, CEO, Seed Waikato, Aotearoa/NZ
Keen for a WALKshop? Let's talk!
- Teams to communicate, engage and collaborate.
- Communities and stakeholders to find common ground.
- Leaders to opens their eyes to what they are missing and make better decisions.
"First-class noticers are intensely attentive: they recognize talent and see opportunities that others miss."
Max Bazerman, The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See.
- You go outside to take photos, following Jacinta's carefully designed exercises.
- You compare photos in a series of facilitated conversations.
- You explore the significance and implications for your work and your world.
It looks like this:
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
Our brains were built for visual information. It takes only 13 milliseconds for the human brain to process an image. And we process images 60,000 times faster than text.
When we look at photos, connection building hormones are released - serotonin (connect & belong) and oxytocin (trust & safety).
The WALKshop draws on the action-research methodology of PhotoNovella, and extensive research by scholars, artists and photographers.
Professors Ellen Langer, Max Bazerman and Warren Bennis have demonstrated that getting better at noticing makes us more mindful, better leaders and more open learners. Langer has been called the ‘mother of mindfulness’ and after 40 years of research, she believes that “…noticing new things about things that you think you know brings you into the present, makes you sensitive to context and perspective.”
Stephen Covey said that “most people live life as if they were looking through a telephoto lens, at what’s immediately in front of them”. A photo walkshop can start to fix this.
- A group of people with their phones, wearing comfortable shoes and a place to walk outside.
- A room, or Zoom, for them to gather.
- 90 minutes, three hours or more - depending on your group and your purpose.
What people say:
Holly Snape, CEO, Community Waikato
“…led me to reflect on how I might be getting in my own way of being a better facilitator.”
Eoin Higgins
“I left with a powerful addition to my engagement toolkit - excellent for kinetic learners who get forgotten about.”
Adele Townsend
“A great way to help participants think about surfacing what they want to say.”
Owen Pietsch
“I loved it! It was completely different to anything I’ve ever done.”
Emily Hargreaves
“Jacinta’s walkshop was a creative, practical, and meaningful way remember to look at the world from a different angle. There are so many ways I will put what I learnt into action from stakeholder engagement to change management, communication and creative design.”
Jenny Brownlee
“A technique that forced me to look at things differently. I’m going to do it more.”
Rachel Fox
“Jacinta's walkshop demonstrated the power of sharing your personal perspective through photos to build deeper connections between individuals…a great technique to increase stakeholder engagement at the beginning of any workshop.”
Pat Condidorio
“Jacinta guided us through a fast-paced, interactive walkshop that really dug deep. The only thing I wanted was more! Ka mau te wehi – Fantastic.”
Kerry Gosling
“What a refreshing, wonderful take on mindfulness and observation. I highly recommend the experience!”
Jillian Bolger
“You'll see the world differently and come away with your imagination sparking with creative ways to engage communities and stakeholders.”
Diana Barnett
“I was amazed by the power of this walkshop experience. It reminded me of the value of finding new perspectives, which is vital for my work in the social enterprise space. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”
Roberto Daniele
“Simple, effective, powerful. Such practical examples and ways to adapt.”
Conference delegate
“Such a clever way to build connection in a group.”
Conference delegate
“Such a powerful way to create connections and explore ideas in a meaningful way.”
Conference delegate
ABOUT JACINTA
Jacinta is a (fl)awesome facilitographer —flawed + awesome.
You get the results your group needs with thoughtful design and compassionate facilitation, backed by expertise Jacinta has developed over 30 years together with her lifelong passion for photography.
Jacinta brings her real self to the room so that the people in it can be themselves too. People feel safe to say what they really think, not what they think they should say.
Your teams genuinely connect and collaborate, to learn together, generate ideas and solutions.
(Fl)awesome stands out in a world where it’s hard to tell the difference between fake and real. Jacinta’s approach creates genuine engagement in the groups.
Jacinta also supports consultants, trainers, learning designers and project managers to be their (fl)awesome selves to maximise engagement in their workshops and training.
Her qualifications span community engagement, partnership brokering, corporate social responsibility, international relations, and communications. She studied film and photography and developed and printed her own photos in a Parisian basement.
When not facilitating Jacinta:
🧘🏼♀️ practises yoga
🤸♀️ trains in calisthenics
🎨 paints in her studio
🎾 plays tennis
🚴♀️ gets around on two-wheels
🌎 Born & bred in Sydney, Jacinta has lived in Paris, London & Canberra, before settling in Naarm/Melbourne, on unceded Wurundjeri country.
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Game for Solutions is an adaptation of the original People Sized Board Game created by Training for Change.
Jacinta learned it from Holly Hammond at a FacilitationOneDayWonder.