Intersections: An Interview with Grove Senior Consultant Giselle Chow
The Grove welcomes Giselle Chow, senior consultant, to our team! In this article, excerpted from a conversation over tea, Giselle reflects on the roots of her graphic facilitation practice.
Q: When did the role of “facilitator” first take hold for you?
Giselle Chow: Back in 1996, I began work as an elementary school teacher while I earned my teaching credential. Along the way, while I was primarily focused on teaching and learning in the classroom, I started becoming interested in the larger cultural issues of the school, some of which are pervasive in many private schools around access and opportunity: who was there and who wasn’t, who succeeded and who didn’t and why.
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The Unity Council’s History Mural: Representing a 50-Year Journey
The Unity Council was born in challenging times. In the 1960s, a freeway cut through the heart of Oakland and, as in many American cities, the result was an era of urban decline and poverty. During this time, the civil rights movement was gaining strength.
Latino activists from several organizations joined forces in 1964 to form The Unity Council, with the purpose of having a stronger, collective voice for their unrepresented community.
A Look Back: Reflections on 35 Years of Visualizing Change
On October 7, 2013, David Sibbet was a featured speaker at the National Organization Development Network (ODN) Conference in San Jose, California, where he received ODN’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The following article is adapted from his conference presentation and his remarks at the awards ceremony.
I was invited by several ODN colleagues to share with you some of the shaping influences underlying my work and The Grove Consultants International’s methods. It’s an honor to receive this award, and humbling to reflect on the path that brought me here. I’d like to do this with a bit of storytelling.
Mapping a Vision for Social and Emotional Learning in Oakland
Safe, nurturing environments and excellent instruction have been found to result in higher academic achievement and better preparation for college, career and community life. (1) Based upon these findings, Oakland Unified School District (Oakland Unified) is working a seven-year plan to transform the educational experience of its students using Social and Emotional Learning principles.
Five Graphic Takeaways from “Learning 2013”
More than 1,600 people converged in Orlando, Florida for Learning 2013, a dynamic immersion in all aspects of organizational learning, hosted by Elliott Masie and sponsored by the MASIE Learning Consortium.
The Grove’s Rachel Smith provided virtual graphic recording services for keynotes and general sessions, including George Takei, journalist Jane Pauley, Martin Bean from Open University, and more. Screenshots from her notes were shown in real time to the assembly. (2)
Five annotated snapshots follow, drawn from Rachel’s notes.