Design Your Success

The work Stina does can be explained on many levels. Below you will see the most tangible information. In Stina’s work, her clients’ success is an assumption.

Meeting, Event & Process Design:
What do you want out of your meeting, event or process?

With an emphasis on engagement and culture creation, Stina’s experience with organizational development, learning styles, visual communication and group science combine to offer client groups memorable meeting design. A meeting is a series of sections of time. The momentum of a meeting can be built in, as can the level of engagement, creativity, mood and energy. When Stina posts a large sheet of blank paper on a wall, she says “you see a blank page, but I see INFINITE POTENTIAL~!” Meetings are pure potential, realized.

Graphic Recording & Facilitation Services:
Stina offers graphic recording and facilitation to clients looking for exceptional meeting experiences and outcomes. For facilitators, businesses and organizations that are interested in doing meetings differently, Stina offers real-time graphic recording, after-the-fact custom studio drawings, and custom graphic tools. Harness the power of visual learning (all learning styles for that matter), the science of group think and performance, real-time creativity and results-driven process in your next important meeting or retreat.

The Event 360:
Is your event the BEST it can be?

Do you know what it feels like to attend your event?

Events take months and even years to plan. When so much investment goes into one day, a few days or a week of execution, you want to be as effective as humanly possible. But as a producer/convener, you lack objectivity to really SEE, FEEL and experience what your participants see, feel and experience. Feedback forms offer a dimension of help, but having Stina attend your event gives you a 360 degree objective “producer/participant – eye view”. Stina consults to leadership teams on group event evaluation from inside the experience. Using custom criteria, Stina will scope, document, evaluate and offer feedback to the event team in order to ensure exceptional event experiences, every time.

Speaking:
Stina enjoys speaking on a range of topics, and often involves her audience.
Get ready for a wild ride!

Topics include but are not limited to: Creativity, Transformative Events, Organization, Learning Styles and Speaking Styles (engagement), Group Intelligence/Science, Dimensions of Design, Behaviour Change, Identity, Queer Life, Visibility/Invisibility, Belief and Energy, Personal Sustainability, Mind-Body Health, etc.

Coaching: “Coaching is a profession of love. You can’t coach people unless you love them.” ~Eddie Robinson

Flexible, custom designed support for Non Profit Leaders, Executives, Boards and Individuals.

Facilitated Workshops:

Think Tank, Visual Language for Facilitators, Personal/Organizational Strategic Planning, Strategic Visioning, etc.

Facilitated Connections/Networking:

Stina plays with connectivity at Power Plant Vancouver. #ppvan is a unique and sociable networking event in Vancouver for a dynamic crowd of sustainable business leaders, social entrepreneurs, eco-adventurers, green artists and media activists.

Contact Stina to discuss details of what is possible. Call 604-612-8563, email stinaillustrates at gmail.com or fill out this form~!

The Benefits of Visuals Over Time

I have had many clients who see the advantages to bringing large custom visuals into their group process work. Most of us are visual learners. “If you use the visual style, you prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others. You can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind’s eye.See the figure here and notice different learning styles.

Visuals can help make your meetings (Strategic Planning, Board Retreats, Annual Meetings etc.) far more productive, memorable and enjoyable.

One client of mine, Richmond Multicultural Community Services (and Richmond in 3D) has hired me many times over the past few years to do live and in-studio pieces. The collection of visuals is now enormous. We can share the story or journey the initiative (more inclusive communities) has taken. See this video for some examples at a workshop and examples below.
    

Also, for community engagement, consistency and saving on prep-time, nothing beats re-usable graphics. This graphic was used all over the Central Okanagan to engage citizens over many months about the Regional Growth Strategy.

Contact Stina (604-612-8563) today to find out more about how this service can exponentially benefit your project over time.

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Experiencing the Change Lab @ SFU

Did you know, there’s a group of 9 students, putting a high priority on “experiential learning” and experimental class structure, with engagement, community building and sustainability at the heart? Well, now you do. They want to see positive changes made at the Burnaby Campus of SFU and beyond, and are committed to hearing (and creating space for) student voices, faculty and beyond about how to do that. (read more at http://www.sfu.ca/experiential/?p=144)

I had the joy of working with this dynamic group of young adults last week to get them on the same page as they plan out their big project. I took them through a personal reality check (context map), looking at their motivations, an inventory of their skills, what they value and what values they want to see in the world. We talked about their collective Change Lab group values. I lead them through a high energy appreciative inquiry retrospective visioning exercise and we launched into their mission and purpose from there. As the project was put in the context of a strategic plan, next steps were obvious. The group looked at what we had done in one afternoon and seemed to breathe a collective sigh of relief. “Now it’s clear,” one student commented.

Meetings can be about “seeing” something together, as you create it. It’s a collective and creative process, where everybody in the room has something unique and important to offer. I believe this class of senior undergrads is on to something. Experience, experiment, engage, community. Love it! Read more: Change Lab).

“The Change Lab is a collaboration and partnership between Sustainable SFU (Founding Partner), CityStudio, SFU Sustainability, the Faculty of Environment, the Institute for Environmental Learning, SFU Career Services and the Experiential Education project (Office of the Vice President Academic).” (from the website)

Client Recommendations

Recent Clients’ Feedback:

“Youthful vigor, with the wisdom of an elder. Inspiring levity, with the diligence of a leader. Open, considerate mind, with the heart of a lion. To share time with Stina Brown is to see into the very potential of human capacity–for compassion, for patience, for growth. To work with her is to engage a dervish of infectious excellence. And that I have the good fortune to call her a friend is a sincere and treasured privilege. In whatever capacity you have opportunity to work with Stina, count yourself very lucky. And hang on: You’re about to go for a remarkable ride!” Mike Rowlands, Octopus Strategy http://octopusstrategies.com/default.htm

“Stina amazed me with her ability to effortlessly facilitate a group of 55 people over 4 days and evenings. She is incredible at maintaining her energy level which inspires others to their own high levels of personal achievement and involvement in a group setting. Stina’s authentically playful and funny personality gave me permission to take more risks and have more fun during the SCI retreat. Her ability to strongly lead a large group during day and then spontaneously have fun like a participate in the evenings was inspiring.” Cory LePage, Cory LePage Coaching http://www.corylepage.com