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Topics & Talks

Every talk is customized to your audience and context.
These are the areas where Peter's work and research run deepest.

Topic 1

See What You Think: Visual Tools for Innovation and Collaboration

Most teams don't have a thinking problem. They have a seeing problem. When ideas stay abstract, decisions stall, alignment evaporates, and meetings multiply. This talk introduces visual thinking as a practical, evidence-backed toolkit for teams navigating complexity — not as an art skill, but as a communication discipline. As a front-of-the-room facilitator and graphic recorder, he spent over 15 years working in healthcare, applying these skills in real-world setting with doctors, nurses, informaticists, and policymakers. Audiences leave with immediately applicable techniques for making ideas visible in real meetings.

BEST FOR: Innovation teams, corporate retreats, leadership conferences, L&D summits, healthcare professionals

Topic 2

Draw to Lead: How Visual Facilitation Transforms Group Dynamics

There's a reason the best facilitators in the world draw while they work. Real-time illustration changes the energy in a room — it slows down the right conversations, speeds up alignment, and creates a shared artifact that outlasts the meeting. This talk explores the neuroscience of visual learning, the practical mechanics of graphic facilitation, and what happens when leaders stop relying on bullet points and start making ideas visible.

BEST FOR: Facilitators, team leaders, organizational development professionals, HR conferences

Topic 3

But I'm Not an Artist: Overcoming the Creative Blocks That Hold Professionals Back

The most common thing Peter hears from smart, capable professionals is "I can't draw." This talk dismantles that belief with humor, neuroscience, and live demonstration — and replaces it with a practical framework for using visual communication at work, regardless of artistic ability. Equal parts workshop and keynote, this session consistently produces the most animated Q&As of any talk Peter gives.

BEST FOR: Educators, healthcare professionals, nonprofit leaders, creative industry conferences, general professional audiences

Topic 4

Visual Communication in the Age of AI: Why Human Drawing Still Matters

As AI generates images on demand and fills whiteboards with machine precision, something unexpected is happening: hand-drawn visual thinking is becoming more valuable, not less. This talk explores why — and what it means for professionals who communicate for a living. Drawing on Peter's work at the intersection of design, healthcare, energy, and technology, this is a timely conversation about human creativity, AI collaboration, and the enduring power of a well-placed sketch.

BEST FOR: Technology conferences, innovation summits, future-of-work events, healthcare innovation

Topic 5

The Listening Room: How Graphic Recording Changes What Organizations Hear

Most organizations invest heavily in getting the right people in the same room. They invest almost nothing in capturing what those people actually said. Graphic recording changes that equation. This talk — part case study, part demonstration, part neuroscience primer — explores how live visual documentation improves recall, increases participation, and produces organizational artifacts that create alignment long after the event ends.

BEST FOR: Conference organizers, event planners, association executives, nonprofit leaders