The Grove’s Principles of Graphic Facilitation
May 18-20, 2026 | San Francisco, CA
Learn how to facilitate groups using large-scale graphic displays to help clarify and achieve meeting outcomes.
We'll take you step-by-step through graphic recording fundamentals, teach you essential facilitation methods, and help you combine the two as you practice graphic facilitation in small-group settings throughout the workshop.
This three-day workshop is filled with examples and case studies to help you connect what you learn to your own work, plus plenty of coaching and feedback to help you improve as you practice what you learn.
This workshop is for you if:
You facilitate groups and want to include large-scale visual support in your repertoire.
You are a graphic recorder who wants to transition to graphic facilitation.
You love working with groups and want to explore a possible new career as a graphic facilitator.
You find yourself in a lot of meetings and want to be able to make them more engaging and effective.
The Grove Consultants International is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
What You’ll Learn:
In a supportive, small-group environment, you’ll learn the core skills of graphic recording, including public listening in real time, lettering, and fundamental drawing skills, such as basic icons and images. You’ll also:
Learn how to structure your charts before you begin recording.
Gain understanding of the seven graphic formats that can be used and combined to plan and create structures for large-format displays.
Learn how to work with and create effective visual templates to make your meetings more effective.
Learn how to weave together graphic activities together with agenda design to support meeting outcomes.
What this course is like:
This hands-on, immersive course is led by Nevada Lane, expert graphic facilitator.
Provides a supportive environment with a limited number of participants.
Filled with examples and real-life case studies that will help you connect what you are learning to your own work.
Coaching and feedback to help you improve and build confidence as you practice what you learn.
Your materials kit includes the book Graphic Facilitation, packed with tips and best practices for visual facilitation, handouts to build your lettering and drawing skills, and a set of markers.
What Participants Are Saying
“It was fabulous! Nevada is a uniquely creative and practical facilitator and instructor.”
“It was great to see Nevada encourage everybody to step out of their comfort zones and build confidence in small successes and see the evolution of our work from the first exercise to creating a template on Day 3.”
“[Nevada's] energy, passion, craft and welcoming facilitation style [elevated] our skills and confidence […] This is the 1st workshop I've experienced since my days at IDEO where I was truly impressed.
“I'm so excited to apply the skills I learned.”
“One of the best work-related workshops I've been in!”
“Nevada taught us some useful drawing skills that are directly applicable to facilitation /communication activities. Would love to do her 2-day visual facilitation workshop!”
May 18th - 20th, 2026 | 9am-5pm
Tides Converge, The Presidio, San Francisco
Workshop Fee:
$2,500
Includes 3 days of hands-on learning with Nevada, 90-page workbook, set of professional markers and goody bag.
Maximum class size: 14
As part of our commitment to anti-racism work, we offer financial assistance to independent Black, Latinx and Indigenous consultants engaged in social justice work. To be considered, please fill out this application.
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