Sketchnote Podcast

Today Mike is joined by visual communicator Emily Mills, an illustrator, designer, sketchnoter, and author. They talk about her journey creating her first book, The Art of Visual Notetaking and Sketchnote Academy. Listen in! RUNNING ORDER Intro: Emily's origin story The move to teaching Writing "The Art of Visual Notetaking" Sketchnote Academy 3 Tips 3 TIPS Share your work and document p...

In this first episode of season 6, Mike talks with UX designer and sketchnoter Chris Spalton from England about his entry into sketchnoting and how he’s using sketchnotes, comics, and other visualizations in his work in user experience. We also talk about Chris’ labor of love graphic novel, The Eelman Chronicles. RUNNING ORDER Intro - Chris's sketchnote origin story Chris’s path to UX design story...

In this episode, Mike reflects on how each of the episodes in season 5 suggest the theme “serendipity” when taken as a whole. He talks about the great refresh for season 5 and plans for recording live interviews in season 6 at ISC18LX in Lisbon, Portugal. RUNNING ORDER Intro Season 5 theme was “serendipity” Reflections on each guest’s theme and how they fit into the overall theme of the season End...

In this episode, Mike is joined by Patrick Rhone and things get deep. Patrick has followed sketchnoting since Mike coined the term, and he uses sketchnoting every morning in a very different way. This is the perfect episode for anyone who would love to sketchnote but doesn’t think they can (and it’s a great discussion for the long time Pro too). RUNNING ORDER Intro Patrick’s sketchnote journey A s...

Today Mike is joined by Laura Kazan, the parent of a student who has seen amazing results in learning using sketchnotes, in spite of her son’s ADHD, dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder, and synesthesia. If you’re a parent or a teacher, this is a must-hear episode. RUNNING ORDER Intro Origin story (an argument about a bird) The impact of sketchnoting Speed vs art Building a visual library Tool...

Mike has not one, but TWO guests today: student Allison Huang and her teacher Lisa Stone. Allison was recently featured on Sketchnote Army sharing her journey into sketchnoting. Mike has invited her and her teacher, along to learn the story behind the story. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team th...

Mike is joined by Doug Neil, former substitute teacher turned sketchnote educator. Hear his journey intro sketchnoting and how uses sketchnoting to teach and clarify ideas, his upcoming sketchnoting courses, and more! SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team through practical activities to expand your...

Mike is joined by Aussie Ben Crothers, who is the author of Presto Sketching and a design strategist at Atlassian Software. Ben and Mike discuss Ben’s book, the process of getting published, How sketchnoting is changing, plus tools and tips. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team through practical a...

Mike is joined by Magalie LeGall from Versailles, France. Magalie is an academic librarian at Universite Paris Descartes, an avid sketchnoter, and an all-around fun person. Together they discuss the importance of making mistakes in our sketchnotes. RUNNING ORDER Intro Magalie’s sketchnote origin story Application of sketchnoting in her professional life Discovering the sketchnote community How Ske...

This week Mike talks with Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like and Artist, Show Your Work (and a new book on the way) about sketchnoting, visual thinking, the publishing business, and more in this on-location episode at Medici Coffee in Austin, TX. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your team’s creative thinking. Mike Rohde guides your team through practi...

Mike is joined by Brandy Agerbeck, author, teacher, and graphic facilitator based in Chicago. Brandy talks about her journey into visual thinking and graphic recording and facilitation, tools she uses and 3 tips for sketchnoters. SPECIAL: THE AGERBECK METHOD 20% DISCOUNT! Since recording the episode, Brandy launched a 90-day, comprehensive online course on visual thinking, The Agerbeck Method - ht...

What’s better than one expert sketchnoter called Mike… how about two? In this special season 5 pre-season podcast episode, Mike Rohde is joined by Michael Clayton as they preview the upcoming season 5 changes and the future of the Sketchnote Army Podcast. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Workshop. A full-day hands-on training that expands your teams creative thinking. Mike Rohde, the creator of Sketchn...

In this special episode between season 4 and 5, I’m joined by Luis Gonzaga, one of the organizers of International Sketchnote Camp 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. We talk about Lisbon as a great place to visit and enjoy, the structure of the event combining a traditional 3-track conference with a BarCamp portion, pricing and benefits, and finally, why you should plan to come to Lisbon on September 20-22...

In this bonus episode to wrap up season 4, I’m joined by Mauro Toselli, Sketchnote Army’s Chief Sketchnote Officer, to talk about the upcoming World Sketchnote Day on Thursday, January 11, 2018, and the many ways you can participate. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army and look fash...

G’day folks, today Mike is joined by Matthew Magain from Melbourne Australia. You might recognize his name from the Sketchnote Handbook. Matthew Shares his journey into sketchnoting and then on to 3D sketchnoting. Find out about how adding a third dimension can add (both in quality and challenges) to your sketchnoting. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and...

Cate Tolnai got into sketchnoting last March at the CUE conference. She quickly dove head first into it as she saw the benefits in education. Today she joins Mike Rohde to discuss sketchnoting in education and growth mindsets, as well as sketchnoting in general. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support...

This week I’m joined by Oscar Campo is a professor at a university in Cali, Columbia. He got into sketchnoting to help him take better notes at his church and pay more attention to the sermons. Later, Oscar started incorporating sketchnotes into all of his life including his work at university. Although he has no artistic training, he creates beautiful images within his sketchnotes. SPONSORED BY T...

This week I’m joined by Heather Martinez, a graphic recorder and facilitator, and a hand letterer who has skills to spare. We talk about Heather’s path into visual thinking, and the road trip she took to see the country with her husband, and trailer, Flo, and how it’s impacted her life and work in ways she couldn’t have predicted. Finally, learn about Heather’s upcoming course, Lettering with the...

Steve Silbert is an agile coach and an avid sketchnoter. In this episode Mike and Steve discuss how Steve uses sketchnotes to help facilitate discussions, collaboration and understanding. In the second half of the episode Steve discusses his use of sketchnoting with his religious observances and spiritual reflections. Finally, Steve shares his favorite tools and tips for sketchnoting. 
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This week Mike Rohde is joined by Federica Tabone, a Psychologist who uses creative expressions like sketchnoting in her work to help businesses and students develop their soft skills with experiential learning.

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In this episode I welcome Ryder Carroll, creator of the Bullet Journal to the show. We talk about the origin of Bullet Journaling, and how sharing his approach to help a friend opened his mind to the power of his methodology. Listen as Ryder talks about being reflective about the things we want to do, and that sometimes this reflection might reveal we don’t need do some things at all. Enjoy this c...

In this episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, Mike is joined by two very special guests. His wife Gail and Professor Michael Clayton as they recap the first International Sketchnote Camp in Hamburg. Listen in! SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts available for sale at Teespring that support Sketchnote Army! http://sketchnotearmy.com/t-shirts...

In this interview with Christina Wodtke, we talk about the meaning of sketchnoting, drawing, and how they relate to language, interpretation and improvisation. Christina also shares her thoughts on the importance of creating lots of bad drawings to get to good ideas, her tools and 3 tips for sketchnoters. Listen in! SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sw...

Scrum master and sketchnoter Marianne Rady talks to us about agile, Scrum, and how they relate to sketchnoting, listening and working with teams. Listen in! This episode was recorded before a live studio audience at the first Sketchnote Symposium at NIST, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, February 26, 2017. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts and sweatshirts availa...

In this episode of the Sketchnote Army Podcast, I’m joined by Katharina Theis-Bröhl, Andrea Brücken, and Marianne Rady to announce International Sketchnote Camp in Hamburg, Germany, September 23, 2017! Listen in as we talk about the event, Hamburg, travel ideas and what this sketchnote-oriented unconference will look like. SPONSORED BY The Sketchnote Army Clothing Collection! A variety of t-shirts...