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Why is Finland the happiest country in the world – cartoon summary

"Finland ranked the happiest country in the world - again" reports the BBC and other media around the world. But what lies behind this statement? Are Finns really happy? And if so, why are they happy? I drew a cartoon summary of an event titled Finntopia - British perspectives on the world's happiest country [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2021-03-26T13:15:18+00:00March 21st, 2021|Event scribing, Policy|0 Comments

Virtual graphic recording is here – thanks to Covid

Is your event, meeting or workshop going virtual? Thanks to Coronavirus, chances are that it is. Making your online event more memorable with cartoon sketchnotes Digital events have a reputation of being bland non-events that people only listen to with half an ear while doing something else. One way to make online events a [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2020-04-14T09:15:37+00:00March 23rd, 2020|Event scribing|0 Comments

Graphic recording and sketchnoting – tips for clients

You’ve probably been to at least one event with a so called “graphic recorder”. Also known as a scribe or skethchnote artist. Graphic recording can be an engaging way to capture key ideas, insights and debates at events, meetings or workshops. But sometimes the content isn’t quite what you wanted. Or the drawings [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2019-10-30T16:49:25+00:00October 30th, 2019|Communication tips, Event scribing|0 Comments

Stupid or smart employees? – Sketchnotes from a talk by Laszlo Bock

Couple of years ago I went to a talk by the (then) head of HR of Google Laszlo Bock at my alma mater London School of Economics (he was plugging his book Work Rules - Insights from inside Google that will transform how you will live and lead). One thing that caught my attention [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2018-04-15T15:47:39+00:00April 13th, 2018|Event scribing, Human behaviour, Organisational change|2 Comments

What is service design? – Cartoon infographic

What is service design? Why does service design fail? What can you do to make a service design project successful? I infiltrated the Service Design Fringe Festival in London to capture key debates and problems within the service design profession. Download the hi-res version of the infographic here. If you want to use the illustrations, [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2019-10-30T16:15:42+00:00September 28th, 2016|Event scribing, Human behaviour, Infographics, Organisational change, Portfolio, X Explained|22 Comments

How work is changing – Cartoon Infographic

The world of work is changing. Most people know that (although someone should really tell HR). This narrative infographic is based on a keynote by Esko Kilpi, one of the leading commentators on the changing nature of work and new economy. I drew sketchnotes on my tablet during the talk, then turned the main points [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2020-01-24T11:09:08+00:00April 7th, 2016|Enterprise social networks, Event scribing, Human behaviour, Infographics, Organisational change, Portfolio, X Explained|1 Comment

Graphic recording can make your event go viral

Example of an event cartoon tweet from a tech conference couple of years ago. Graphic recording is not just drawings on a huge piece of paper or a whiteboard. It can also be a completely digital process which means that it can be harnessed to spread the word about the event and the insights shared [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2018-01-26T20:56:28+00:00December 13th, 2014|Communication tips, Event scribing, Technology, Visual content marketing|0 Comments

What is graphic recording? – Infographic

What is graphic recording exactly? This narrative infographic by my colleague Richy K. Chandler is one attempt to explain. We both offer visual recording/sketchnoting services here at Business illustrator. This is Richy's visual explanation of what a visual scribe can do.. (If you want an explanation of the terminology - check out this post on [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2018-01-26T20:56:28+00:00June 30th, 2014|Communication tips, Event scribing, X Explained|2 Comments

Microsoft SharePoint Conference – Cartoon Infographic

I have a background in collaboration technology like Microsoft's Yammer (an enterprise social network). So in 2014 I was invited to talk at the annual get together for people working on Sharepoint and Microsoft Office 365 (and by get together I mean a massive conference in one of those massive hotels in Las Vegas). While [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2020-01-24T11:05:24+00:00June 11th, 2014|Enterprise social networks, Event scribing, Infographics, Organisational change, Portfolio, Technology, Visual content marketing|0 Comments

Graphic recording vs event sketchnoting – which service to use to illustrate an event?

Graphic recording services are very popular these days. You might have been to an event where an illustrator draws what's been said on a giant sheet of paper or a whiteboard. There's something about drawings that help people see the topic or a problem in a different light. The visuals literally help people to get [...]

By Virpi Oinonen|2018-01-26T20:56:30+00:00April 30th, 2014|Communication tips, Event scribing|4 Comments