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The bird comes home to nest. Finally—after some 25 years of traveling around the globe to draw during conferences, meetings, and all kinds of formal and informal gatherings—I have a unique opportunity to exhibit a range of work here in my current town, Somerville MA. Curating highlights from my archives, the ~20 drawings, digital prints, and and video recordings will present a unique window into the art and practice of scribing.

The exhibit will be on view at the Gallery at Washington Street, 321 Washington Street Somerville, MA 02143 on Saturdays 12-4pm, or by appointment 857-928-8088.

In conjunction, local “Studio Session” workshops will offer basic frameworks and tools to those interested in learning more:

• The Art of Scribing – Sunday, October 6 from 9am-12pm
  Learn about the “art of scribing”—a practice that visually represents ideas while people talk—and its role in transforming conversation and decision-making. Participants will explore the profession, learn 4 Levels of Scribing, and experiment with scribing conversation.
• Levels of Listening – Saturday, October 12 from 9am-12pm
  Listening is a cornerstone of all facilitative work. This session will include a review of “Levels of Listening” (by Otto Scharmer), and apply the levels directly to scribing. Participants will practice conversing and drawing with different levels: factual, relational, and generative.
• Systems Scribing – Sunday, October 13 from 9am-12pm
  Here we dive into the basics of systems scribing and present a framework based on systems thinking, systems being, and systems living (as informed by this article and collaboration with Jessica Riehl). Participants will learn specific methods and techniques for recognizing basic feedback loops in conversation and for 2D modeling.

Who should participate?

These sessions are open to anyone who is interested in the “live” visual practice of scribing, with no previous experience required. Drawing will be our primary form of expression, and conversation the primary form of shared reflection. Ages 12 and older welcome. No childcare provided on site.

Click here for more information or here to register directly.

The gallery is a 3-minute walk from Union Square (heading towards Harvard Square on Washington Street, gallery on right), or a 20-minute walk from Harvard Square (heading on Kirkland street until it turns into Washington Street, gallery on left).  It’s also near or on the following bus routes: 87, 83, 86, 91. Parking available behind the gallery, to the right of the Bornstein Rug & Floor Coverings Company.

For example: On view, a reproduction of my first intentional “systems scribing” from the World Economic Forum – Davos 2012: