Generative Scribing: A Social Art of the 21st Century
Fall is here, my favorite time for studying and new beginnings.
„Generative Scribing: A Social Art of the 21st Century“ by Kelvy Bird is the standard reference work about GenerativeScribing, a live visualization method that I practice and teach. Here’s what the book is about:
“Scribing – visually representing ideas while people talk – is a distinct social art form that facilitates group learning and cultural memory. Scribes listen and draw simultaneously, creating large pictures that integrate content, prompt insight, and aid with decision-making.
I am revisiting the book in preparation of a Generative Scribing course I will offer in January.
Join me and read along!
What to expect:
- kickoff call: get to know each other
- one email per week with thoughts from me on one of the 6 chapters
- reflection questions for you
- exchange of thoughts and experiences in the comments
- closing call: wrapping up the journey
When I first read the book, it totally blew my mind! It’s full of wisdom and opens a completely new approach to live visualization. Yet people sometimes tell me, that they started reading but then got stuck. Or they finished the book but were unsure how certain things were meant or can be applied with clients.
With the book club I want to open a space for all of us to closer engage with the content. My emails get to you via substack. The platform provides an online version of every email (a bit like a blogpost) and thus allows commenting. These comments will only be visible to the participants of the bookclub. The comment section will be our space for discussion.
Schedule
October 18: Kickoff Call, 6pm CEST! (I previously communicated the wrong timezone!)
October 21: Email 1 – model of practice
October 28: Email 2 – be
November 4: Email 3 – join
November 11: Email 4 – perceive
November 18: Email 5 – know
November 25: Email 6 – draw
December 3 December 5: Closing call, 6pm CET! (new date!)
The two zoom calls at the beggining and the end serve to make the experience less anonymous and add some accountability. In between the reading happens on your own terms – on your communte, in a café or in bed. You can read in your physical copy or get the ebook instead.
I am hoping to create an online experience where we can stay connected – without staring at our screens.
Transparency
The book and it’s content are NOT part of the emails. You can order them at your bookseller of choice.
There’s no fee for participation. To receive the emails you need to give me your emailadress. The emails will be mostly about the book but I will also add some information about the course in January.
Participation in the book club and the course are unrelated!
I’m looking formward to see you on substack!