

“Presencing, the blending of sensing and presence, means to connect from the Source of the highest future possibility and to bring it into the now”. Visual Presencing is the act of two-dimensionally representing an experience of presencing. Because of its interactive and co-creative nature, it serves as a device for social seeing, while offering a route to a sacred way of being, where the spirit of our humanity prevails over any individual agenda. A generative scribe calls particular attention to an emerging reality that is brought to life by, and for, the social field in which it’s created.

Generative Scribing advances these practices by extending the range of the practitioner to an entire ecosystem, while drawing with an attunement to energy. (Co-created with Jessica Riehl.) Generative Scribing The method strives to produce visual artifacts that make implicit structures and behaviors explicit, supporting ongoing reflection and thinking over time. Systems scribing can be done in the moment or it can be iterative, providing cycles of feedback while it uncovers dynamics and interdependencies. Systems Scribing is an experimental visual practice that combines graphic facilitation with the science of systems thinking. It’s essentially a language that weaves words and pictures to facilitate group learning and cultural memory, and is now embraced around the world as a popular social art and meeting tool. The drawing establishes connections within content, aids with insight, and supports decision-making. An artist maps out ideas while people talk, and they can see a picture unfold right in front of their eyes. Scribing (also known as graphic recording/facilitation) is a visual practice that has increased in contemporary use since the 1970’s. I apply each level of listening to the visual practice of scribing, as depicted below, and you can read more on each level here.įurthermore, there are various methods of scribing that fit within, and support, each level. Otto Scharmer has described four levels of listening: (1) downloading (2) factual (3) empathic and (4) generative.

There exist depths, or phases, of scribing that directly correlate with attention. Different “levels” of listening can help us participate in a shift of awareness and possibility.
