VisualsSpeak Game

A Creative Approach to Facilitation

VisualsSpeak offers a transformative way of facilitating discussions and brainstorming sessions. The method, refined over 15 years through rigorous design-based research, is proven to engage both the creative and analytical minds of participants. Expect increased participation, deeper engagement, and more meaningful outcomes.

Product Overview

VisualsSpeak offers a transformative set of facilitation tools for discussions, brainstorming, and group discovery. At its core is a deceptively simple tool: photographs. Not just any photos – thousands of images were tested and analyzed to understand the underlying visual language that moves conversations forward, surfaces hidden ideas, and interrupts the stories people tell themselves that keep them stuck.

The result is a proven method that engages both the creative and analytical sides of participants, driving increased participation, deeper engagement, and more meaningful outcomes.

These facilitation tools have been used in over 20 countries by organizational development consultants, coaches, educators, therapists, and facilitators – and consistently generates repeat business and referrals because it works. 

How it Works

VisualsSpeak uses photographs to interrupt the stories people always tell that keep them stuck and helps them reach meaningful solutions. These are not just any photos, though – we spent years testing and analyzing thousands of images to understand the underlying visual language and how it can move conversations forward, engage people, and spark new ideas and understandings.

When it comes to facilitating engaging, productive group processes that help people take leaps in their thinking, VisualsSpeak becomes a unique and provocative training tool.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will discover and build on these core principles:

• Fun and Experiential Learning: We believe in the power of fun to unlock creativity and effective problem-solving.
• Long-Term Relationships: The goal is to build lasting partnerships with clients.
• Holistic Facilitation: The tools engage both participants' creative and analytical sides.
• Participant-Led Processes: Empowering individuals to identify and express their own ideas and values.
• Cooperative Communities: Sharing knowledge within the VisualsSpeak community enhances the effectiveness of our practices.

Uses & Applications

• For Organizations and Businesses: The tools are widely used by organizational development consultants, educational institutions, and businesses for strategic visioning and cross-cultural communication.
• For Individuals and One-to-One Sessions: Coaches, counselors, and therapists use our tools for personal growth, career counseling, and business consulting, helping clients discover and move beyond their existing narratives.
• For Teams and Groups: Facilitators and educators utilize our tools to kickstart meetings, encouraging groups to move past repetitive stories and find new paths forward.

What to Order

The full game kit includes the VisualsSpeak User Manual and 200 color photographs. That's enough material to train up to 15 people at once. It is supplied in a durable HRDQ tote bag.

The User Manual gives you an overview of our training method and has specific examples of how to use it with: Team Building, Strategic Visioning/Goal-Setting, Conflict Resolution, Career/Life Coaching, and Intercultural Communications. Once you learn the method, it’s easy to adapt it to other applications!