Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a facilitation method and research-based thinking strategy. It provides a spark for discussion and observation. The purpose of the webinar is to introduce IOC coaches to VTS and let you experience the flow of observing and discussing visual information in a group.
Visual thinking strategies originated in the museum world, but is now used in K-12, higher education (including medical schools), healthcare and the business world; for example, Visual Thinking Strategies has been offered as a continuing education course through Harvard Medical School for the last two years.
During the one-hour webinar, Dr. LeAnna DeAngelo will briefly discuss VTS facilitation, and observe two paintings or photographs. VTS enhances:
- being observant
- mindfulness
- tolerance for ambiguity
- empathy
- critical thinking
- creative thinking
- active listening skills
- team building
After attending this webinar, you will gain the following:
- Be knowledgeable about an innovative method that can greatly enhance your coaching practice.
- Expand your perspective, create meaningful dialogue and evoke clarity.
- Experience how the same stimuli can provoke different associations, thoughts and feelings in different people.
- Increase your visual literacy.
Continuing Education Credits:
This webinar is approved for 1 CEU from The International Coaching Federation (ICF) (.75 Core Competency & .25 Resource Development), EMCC Global, Association for Coaching and Wellcoaches.
In order to receive credit you must attend live and complete a survey after the webinar (emailed the day after the webinar).
Watching a recording will not qualify you for CEUs.
Please note that AI recordings, notetakers, or any similar technology, is prohibited to protect confidentiality. Also, a notetaker or bot does not count towards your attendance of a live event. To be eligible for CEUs for live events, the participant themselves must be in attendance.