About Us
The Center for Visual Facilitation will give you an extremely relevant, marketable, and extraordinary skill set that will make you a huge asset, whether you are currently working inside of an organization or with clients in your own business!
Diane Bleck has been a Visual Facilitator and Innovation Strategist for over 25 years and is also the founder of The Doodle Institute, which she started in 2014 to teach individuals how to unlock your creativity at home, school, and work. In the past five years, over 24,500 students have enrolled in The Doodle Institute and transformed their lives by learning to connect pen and paper to access new ideas, insights, and inspiration!
In 2020, Diane launched the new Visual Facilitation Training Program and quickly realized how important this training is for organization across the globe.
Due to popular demand she teaches monthly workshops and twice a year she opens the Visual Facilitation Training Program that includes 8 weeks of group coaching calls.
"In less than a year, I realized I had not just created a online course but I was starting the Center for Visual Facilitation that will continue to serve an ongoing community!"
In 2021, we will be expanding our services even more. Below are some of our favorite expressions as well as a little bit more about our team.
OUR FAVORITE CATCH PHRASES
It's Time to Unlock Your Creativity @ Work
Research is showing that doodling can increase your productivity by 40%. In our interactive training programs, participants learn how to combine words, pictures & symbols to help them brainstorm, organize & visualize information.
Next Time You're Bored, Go to the WHITEBOARD
We teach our students to get up from their chairs and lead from the whiteboard! They learn techniques, technology & tools they can use right away to increase engagement, develop winning strategies, and become leaders in transforming their company's culture or offering dynamic services to clients within their own business.
What's the Big Idea? Let Your Scribbles Lead You to Success
The messages contained within your scribbles could literally hold the key to the next big idea and set YOU up for your next promotion or big contract! Our students learn how to brainstorm more productively, think more creatively, and refine simple ideas into award-winning solutions you can SEE.
OUR TEAM
Diane Bleck,
Founder & Lead Facilitator
Diane Bleck is a professional Visual Facilitator & Innovation Strategist with 20 years of experience working with 300+ companies including Nike, Google, Mars and Disney, bringing their big ideas to life. From the stages of Caesars Palace to the most exclusive leadership retreats, Diane has been invited to join the conversation, share her knowledge, and lead teams to success. Her teaching style is fun, interactive, and engaging.
Diane believes that incorporating innovation into the workplace can change the way you develop and deliver winning ideas that alter your company culture, improve results, and transform the way you do business.
KT Ronshausen,
Virtual Business Manager
KT helps the Center for Visual Facilitation amplify our impact in the world using her unique blend of technical, creative, and administrative expertise. With 25 years of business experience working in a variety of industries, KT has developed a powerful combination of skills. She is systems-wise, solution-focused, and partnership-oriented.
Since the beginning of her career, KT has focused on customer service, systems integration, and process improvement. She loves putting her superpowers to work to move projects forward, coordinate all the details, and make sure everything gets done!
Sue Mulligan,
Advisor & Chief Financial Officer
Sue Mulligan is the Founder and CEO of Agile Advisors, LLC, a professional consulting firm providing specialized accounting and finance assistance to small and mid-sized companies.
In past experience, Ms. Mulligan was CFO of a venture capital fund where she developed a strategic approach to raising capital for early-stage and emerging companies.
In her current role at Agile Advisors, Sue is actively engaged in assisting early-stage, emerging companies with high growth potential. She handles successful fundraisers for client companies along with client acquisitions.
