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Ok, ok, I know you've seen this before. I just saw an excellent post on LinkedIn on this very topic. I was trying to find it again, especially since it had comments like, "The Graphic Recorder is the first person we book on our team for our events." and "This is the most important role to get audience participation." etc. etc. Well, I could not find this person's post so I took to Google Generative AI assistant to answer this very important question for us.....and....drumroll... No, graphic recording is not dead , and in fact it has become more popular in recent years:  Remote graphic recording The ability to record graphics remotely has become a popular way to capture concepts and strategies for businesses. Graphic recorders can participate in digital events and produce infographics that can be used immediately.  Digital graphic recording Digital graphic recording offers a modern visual approach that can be streamed or shown in multiple rooms simultaneously. Digital notes can also be shared with attendees or on social media.  In-person graphic recording In-person graphic recording is an effective way to engage audiences through visual communication. It can be used at events such as corporate retreats, conferences, fundraisers, and more.  Adoption by major consulting firms Many major consulting firms, including Ernst & Young, Capgemini, Accenture, Oliver Wyman, KPMG, McKinsey, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, have adopted graphic recording.  Graphic recording can help audiences remember messages long after they've been delivered. Most people only remember about a fraction of what they hear, but retention rates more than double if that information is paired with a relevant image.  The take-away is that no, Graphic Recording is not dead, but it is being modernized. To that point, people ask if I'm worried that a robot with take my job. I tell them that it can't for a few simple reasons: Robots don't have emotions. They cannot read a room and emphasize the key themes through a hierarchy of text and visuals the way that a person can. They might not even get the wording right. Robots don't have the in person presence and dexterity to do this...yet...and I'm not sure I will see this in my lifetime. A colleague of mine shared a graphic recording run through a program to summarize a conversation in the style of our work and it was pure gibberish. It looked kind of cool but it made no sense. The consensus? There is a lot of value in this work... and a robot has nothing on me.

https://hbr.org/2010/09/vision-statement-tired-of-powerpoint-try-this-instead The Harvard Business Review published an article, "Vision Statement: Tired of PowerPoint? Try This Instead." highlighting the value of visual note taking both during and after conversation. The goal: to help people make connections and better recall key points. “The artwork generated a tremendous amount of interaction.” An esteemed colleague of mine said, " I want somebody who hasn’t been in the conversation to be able to look at something I’ve done and quickly digest the key points.” Professor Martin Eppler of the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland has studied how well visual representations boost recall. He found that graphic recording trumps PowerPoint slides, particularly if people feel invested in the drawings. “You remember best what you’ve created yourself,” Eppler says. With PowerPoint, presenters make the slides in advance; it’s not interactive or participatory. With graphic recording, all participants actively contribute ideas to the image, so they feel that their hands are in it. However, Eppler’s research suggests that software programs that let participants create their own visual representations—Let’s Focus or SmartDraw, for instance—may be more effective than a pricey artist’s handiwork. (Experienced professionals charge from up to $3,500 a day.) “For me, the drawings are really a trigger,” says Nicole Polarek, associate director of organizational development. “I can look at the picture and remember the conversation.” Jason Dirks, Kraft’s director of training, says graphic recording keeps people interested and engaged on two levels. “You have this initial ‘wow’ factor while watching this person draw the image,” Dirks says, and afterward people can study the depiction more closely. “The artists are able to capture a lot of depth.”

I listened to a podcast with happiness expert, Gretchen Rubin explaining how tapping into you 5 senses can lead to a greater sense of happiness. When I was listening, I couldn't help but visualize part of the conversation. She said, "We can use our 5 senses it for practically everything you want to do to be happier, healthier, more productive, or more creative. It’s like a Swiss army knife. If you want to calm down, pump up, connect with the moment, revisit the past, connect with other people, grind it out…all of it can be done with the 5 senses. It was a perspective that I never tapped into."

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