Making meaning from images

“Create an image that represents your team when you are living into your purpose and values.”

 I watch leaders shrink as I share these instructions during a Leadership Team Staff Retreat. I listen as they protest that they can’t draw.

 And yet, I am always in awe as to what they create. More importantly, I’m in awe of the meaning they make from their creations. (which is the real point)

 “We are a tandem bike, communicating and pedaling together to ride in the same direction.”

“We are all different pieces of the same puzzle that fit together to create the bigger picture.”

“It’s abstract. We are each a different color flowing together through the ups and downs.”

 I intentionally don’t use the word “draw” but “create”.  I am a word person, a thinker and can be very much in my head. Therefore, when I’m planning retreats, I strive to have opportunities for people to use different parts of their brains and their bodies.