Graphic Design: Cloud-based Banking in the Philippines

Here is the summary of cloud-based banking in the Philippines. 11-page summary with graphics. Vertical layout is getting more popular since 99% of people read the report on the screen these days.

https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/736741/cloud-based-core-banking-philippines.pdf

EvaluVision: “Picturing Evaluation: How Visual Thinking can Improve Facilitation & Use”

Here is a list of some resources discussed and shared during the gLOCAL 2021 event on 3 June 2021.

1) The EvaluVision introduction presentation and Visual Notetaking presentation

EvaluVision 101 by Kanemitsu Yumiko: https://lnkd.in/gDu4Gv8
Visual Notetaking Katherine Haugh: https://lnkd.in/gFEekK9

2) A link to the event recording
https://lnkd.in/gwDRMJ2

3) Links to the introductory EvaluVision video shared and the EvaluVision Guidebook: https://lnkd.in/gJskQbg
EvaluVision introductory video: https://lnkd.in/gGZR8dV

4) The DMEO blog by and video about the Government of India’s application of visual thinking
Blog: https://lnkd.in/gt5qMUV
Video: https://lnkd.in/gRdF-QH

5) EvaluVision LinkedIn, OEV twitter and a visual summary of the session
LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gwZSWgK
Twitter: https://lnkd.in/gHf5v4k
Visual summary: https://lnkd.in/gneQher

Graphic Design: ADB Expertise Locator

As a graphic guy, I have created many visual materials for events and challenges. And this design for ADB expertise locator is my favourite!!

If you have any ideas to find and connect talent within an organisation, please apply. Up to USD10,000 of seed money.

Please apply at https://lnkd.in/e4XmyER
Applications deadline is 4 Aug 2021.

I really enjoyed working with the innovative team: Bayarmaa (Bama) Amarjargal, Dr. Susann Roth, Marc Lepage, Maribeth Cesicar- Sanvictores, MTM, Lee Michael Lambert, Sarah Hearn

Graphic Facilitation: Sake and Sustainability

I was amazed by the story of Fukuju Sake at SDGs round table hosted by Kobe based NGO Peace and Nature. They cut 70% energy while production tripled. There are many other eye-opening eco-initiatives.

Takenosuke ‘Edward’ Yasufuku is the 13th head of brewery with history of 270 years. Their Sake received many awards, and served at Nobel Prize Ceremony at Sweden.

When I was graphically capturing his talk, a question suddenly came up to me “How does next 270 years look like?” “What do we have to do now to make sure our grand grand children can enjoy the same tasty sake”

When asked what value that generations of Yasufuku family kept passing on to run this brewery, Edward answered “sprit of innovation to survive”. Given that Fukuu Sake is rather small brewery and need to add additional value to remain strong in the market.

Now I feel Edward is making new innovation to survive, literally in this climate crsis.

Graphic Facilitation: Diversity and Open Space Technology

I was fortunate to be invited to an NGO Ashiya Kokusai Hiroba to facilitate a session on diversity using open space technology. This organization offers Japanese language and cultural classes to foreigners living in Ashiya city, and they wanted to experience open space technology for its staff members.

This was first time for me to facilitate a session in Japanese, ever. A bit nervous, but all went well thanks to collaborative and polite participants.

The dynamics of the participants was very interesting. Age between pre-teen to over 70s, with different nationalities, I could experience a various diversity in Japanese society. It was impressive to see elder participants are inspired and learning from teenagers, and vice versa.

Thank you, Masa-san, for the photos and invitation to the session. Looking forward to the next one!

Infographic: WHO Antibiotics report 2020

Thank you, Sarah Paulin and Maarten van der Heijden for giving me the opportunity to develop developing infographic/factsheet for the crucial report “2020 antibacterial agents in clinical and preclinical development: an overview and analysis”

I never realised how antibiotics is important for us, and how serious the situation of resistance. We should never take antibiotics for granted.

The goal was to develop simple, minimal, but technically solid materials.

A New Visual Thinking Approach to Evaluation: Introducing EvaluVision by Keisuke Taketani, Katherine Haugh, Yumiko Kanemitsu

(This blog was originally published at American Evaluation Association on April 9, 2021)

Greetings AEA365! We are Katherine Haugh, Yumiko Kanemitsu  and Keisuke Taketani, a group of individuals who are passionate about visual thinking and its applications in evaluation and adaptive learning. 

Yumiko is a Regional Evaluation Officer at the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme. Keisuke is a freelance facilitation and visualization expert who partners often with the Asian Development Bank. Katherine is a freelance organizational learning and visual design expert.

The three of us are thrilled by the possibilities of working at the intersection of visual thinking, facilitation, and evaluation. 

First things first, what is EvaluVision? 

EvaluVision is an approach to improving collective learning by combining evaluation and visualization techniques. It filters technical language, theories, and indicators and organizes them into comprehensible graphics that can more meaningfully and easily spark dialogue and learning. It was created by the UN with input from key evaluation and visualization experts and has been piloted and tested in Asia and the Pacific Region. 

How can you use it? 

You can check out the public EvaluVision ebook which walks you through the steps for using it at different stages of the evaluation process–from context analysis all the way through design, data collection, validation, and dissemination. 

Here are some examples of ways in which you can use the EvaluVision approach at any stage in the evaluation process: 

  • Program design phase: EvaluVision helps teams in co-creating a strategic vision for their project and a theory of change. 
  • Context analysis: EvaluVision can unpack a complex situation and clarify the relationships between different actors or systems dynamics, sourcing perspectives from various points of view to better understand the context and how that impacts the program design. 
  • Data collection: EvaluVision can be helpful to increase the quality of inputs from stakeholders, including community beneficiaries, such as through capturing stories in a graphic way or using other visual collection tools. 
  • Data validation: EvaluVision can visualize the key findings and lessons learned from the evaluation team and can use visuals to help teams co-create recommendations for collective action. 
  • Dissemination: In our experience, there is not enough feedback to community beneficiaires after evaluations conclude. Visual materials can explain the result of evaluation in a manner that everyone can understand.

Hot Tip: In our experience, every organization has at least one person who is open to using innovative methods like this one. Instead of spending effort trying to convince people who are not open to it, spend your energy working with a small group of people who are curious and open to the possibility of trying something new. Without that openness, the method is not as meaningful. 

If you are passionate or curious about working at the intersection of visual thinking, facilitation, and evaluation, please get in touch with us! You can reach out to Keisuke at keisuke.taketani@gmail.com,. You can reach out to Katherine at kat.haugh@gmail.com and you can reach Yumiko by emailing her at yumiko.kanemitsu@wfp.org.