October 2026: Advanced Graphic Facilitation - In Person - Vancouver BC

Calling all visual practitioners! A 3-day deep dive for visual practitioners who are ready to learn more. If you’re ready to take your graphic facilitation to the next level - then this is for you.

I want your graphic facilitation to be unmistakable, and unforgettable. There's no application, if you want to learn and deepen your practice - join us.

• Improve your live graphic recording with better lettering, layouts and synthesizing techniques
• Clearly articulate your unique, big Why for this work
• Expand your drawing strategies beyond icons and into models and more
• Understand and articulate different types of listening
• Offer and receive peer coaching on unique questions you have
• Demonstrate different visual approaches and processes (strategic planning, journey mapping, dialogic work, and more)
• Identify business opportunities to refine, expand or diversify your offerings
• Understand scoping, foundational business practices, and your own criteria for right-fit projects
• Engage in wider conversations about the field of visual practice as it relates to self, teams, organizations, social change and worldviews
• Define and maintain a healthy and balanced practice
• Reflect on your personal strengths and gifts that sustain you in this work
• Talk shop for 3 days with people who get it, and who get you

• Hands-on practice, short presentations, group discussions, reflection in a supportive context, in person
• Small group, max of 8 participants
• Paper based graphic recording setup. You’re welcome to bring digital tools too
• There will be a pre-survey to find out the learning goals of participants

• Visual practitioners with 2+ years of experience who want to accelerate their career
• Visual practitioners with 3-5+ years of experience who want a mini-retreat to focus on a particular part of your practice, get small group support around unique challenges, talk shop with your community, all in a supportive environment for your growth and learning
• Visual practitioners who want to energize their own practices
• This course is not a competition and there’s no application process. If you want to learn and grow, you’re invited

Our workshop will be held at the Carousel Theatre for Young People, a performing arts theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The space is near the entrance of Granville Island (not really an island!), which is a hub of activity and an amazing and creative district with theatres, artisan workshops and craft studios. The space we’re in has huge windows, high ceilings, single-stall washrooms, and is near to all sorts of great options for food.

What’s included? What’s in the kit?

• Kits valued at $200+ - they will include a 160+-page book, Neuland markers for the course including professional markers different sizes that you might not have yet, eg special marker sizes/ nibs
• Custom Drawing Change materials
• Neuland swag - 2 free gifts (more markers!) for you
• Social Friday night
• Workshop Saturday and Sunday 9am-4pm, Monday 9-2pm
• Supportive coaching and facilitation from Sam
• Lots of snacks, lunch each day, and beverages
• And a new network of visual practitioners to support you after the course

Hi! I’m Sam Bradd (he/him). I’m a graphic facilitator and the Principal of Drawing Change, creating visuals to support big-picture system change. Since 2010, I’ve taught hundreds of people how to do graphic recording and graphic facilitation. My lived experiences inform my facilitation and creative practices today: listen to what’s under the surface, find glimmers of joy, uplift equity, and return to wholeness.

My education includes an MEd in Educational Studies (UBC), certification in Human Systems Dynamics, and I'm the co-editor of two books. As a graphic recorder, I’ve worked in 11 countries and with clients ranging from the World Health Organization to Indigenous communities to Harvard. I’m from Italian/Scottish background, and live on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territories.

Timing

Before Day 1: evening social October 23rd, 2026: 5-630pm at a nearby restaurant. Optional! Sam buys appetizers for everyone. In-person social is a low-pressure way to get to know each other, welcome anyone from out of town, and jumpstarts our learning the next day.

Day 1: 9 - 4pm Saturday, Oct 24th, 2026

Day 2: 9 - 4pm Sunday, October 25th, 2026

Day 3: 9 - 2pm Monday October 26th, 2026

What does the training cost?

The 2026 Advanced, in-person course is $3000 CAD + GST, plus Eventbrite fees. We'll provide all the supplies, light breakfast, snacks, drinks and lunch each day.

If you want to skip the Eventbrite fees, you can pay by e-transfer in Canada or US wire. Email us for details at aGVsbG8gfCBkcmF3aW5nY2hhbmdlICEgY29t. Payment plans are available, we just ask that it be paid by the time the course starts.

Cancellation policy:

More than 60 days before: You can cancel with full refund minus any processing fees if it's 60 days before the course

Cancellation 30-59 days: 30-59 days before the course is a refund minus 20%, unless you transfer it to someone else

Cancellation up to 29 days: no refund possible (unless you transfer it to someone else.)

We’re happy to set up payment plan installments, we just ask that it be paid by the time the course starts. Please contact: aGVsbG8gfCBkcmF3aW5nY2hhbmdlICEgY29t

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