Part of the Soft systems methodology, Rich Pictures provide a mechanism for learning about complex or ill-defined problems by drawing detailed ("rich") representations of them. This short introductory webinar explains the basic graphic elements that are normally used in RPs and highlights their value as an action learning process.

1. Welcome | Velkommen | Dobro pozhalovat
Drawing ‘Rich Pictures’ as a
sense-making tool
Paul Nunesdea | CEO
groupVision | Optimizing group collaboration

2. Our resources for this session
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3. Session outline
• Intro & setting expectations
• Circle: What do we know about
pictures and diagrams?
• Presentation (10 minutes) –
Drawing rich pictures
• Circle: What do we know about
pictures and diagrams?
• Wap up and close

4. Rich pictures in a
nutshell

5. 3 key ideas about SSM
• Notion of 'human activity
systems'.
• Compare systems models
with real world
• Out of this arises:
• a better understanding
of the situation
• and consensus for
action.

6. SSM techniques
Objective: learn the basic
techniques

9. Elements:
pictorial symbols;
keywords;
cartoons;
sketches;
symbols;
title.

10. Conventions
To help interpret a situation, choose symbols, scenes or images that
represent the situation.
Use as many colours as necessary and draw the symbols on a large
piece of paper.
Try not to get too carried away with the fun and challenge to your
ingenuity in finding pictorial symbols.
Put in whatever connections you see between your pictorial symbols:
avoid producing merely an unconnected set.
Places where connections are lacking may later prove significant.
Avoid too much writing, either as commentary or as word bubbles
coming from people’s mouths (but a brief summary can help explain the
diagram to other people).

11. Cultural stream of
analysis
Analysis I - analysis of intervention -
Client/consultant relationship
• Who is in the role of client?
• Who is the 'would be problem
solver'?
• Who is the 'problem owner'?
Analysis II- social system analysis
• Roles, Norms, Values
Analysis III - Political system analysis
• How is 'power' expressed around
here? What are the commodities
through which power is
expressed?

12. Wrap up
Major findings

13. • Paul Nunesdea is the English author name
of Paulo Manuel Coimbra Nunes de Abreu
an organizational psychologist, MSc in
Information Management and PhD in
Management Science.
• Paul has conducted research work and
external consultancy in a varied number of
organizations including National and
Regional Governments.
• In 2003 he started the "Forum Hospital do
Futuro" a not for profit initiative that
convened a national Think Thank in Portugal
• In 2009 he founded the Iberian Healthcare
Leaders Forum that has convened several
Thought Leaders summits in Spain and
Portugal.
About the author

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