STRATEGY, INNOVATION & IMPACT | VISION BUILDING

Visioning Poster

15 Min

The Visioning Poster exercise is a short and fun activity to get participants to share individual and group visions with regard to an offering, organisation, programme, or any other relevant theme.

USE CASES

Start a conversation on the team's shared vision.
Highlight potential end states that are desirable and exciting.

LIMITATIONS

Drawing the poster is a fun activity and not meant to be a thorough visioning exercise in that sense. It should potentially be used as an activity to kick start the conversation around the group vision.

UNDERSTANDING THE TOOL

A vision is an end state for a particular context (for example, What will a successful start-up accelerator program look like? What will a successful organisation be like in 10 years?) This has to be set by the facilitator of this exercise.
The activity does not need a template, only a context, and a time frame. Teams are free to be creative, and think of unique ways of sharing their vision.

STEP BY STEP

Identify a concept: For the context provided, discuss a concept that resonates with the team.
Assign roles: Decide roles within the team — sketchers, storyteller, copywriter, presenter, etc.
Make & Present: Make a clear, compelling poster, and discuss how to share it with the audience.

HOW TO FOR FACILITATORS

At the start: Clearly frame what is being visualised, provide the context and the time frame.
During the exercise: Encourage the team to start, it doesn't matter if it's not perfect.
At the close: Have everyone share their concept and discuss what the different visions mean for each group.

FACILITATORS QUESTION BANK

Is everyone clear on the context, and the time frame?
What does this vision mean to you as a group? Is a shared vision clear to you?
Do you have a concept you are happy with?
Have you assigned roles? Who will be writing? Who will be sketching?
Can you walk us through the poster?
What does visualising the vision do for your team?

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