Urban Wild Studio - Graphic Recording, Illustration, Animation

It has been a week since nearly 70 of us were together in Portland, Oregon for the Grow[in]' On [In]tegrated Agriculture Summit. Attendees crossed international borders to attend from as the United Kingdom as well as Vancouver British Columbia. Attendees represented 11 different states, and many more large and mid-size cities. We hosted #architects, #urbanfarmers, university #Extension professionals, entrepreneurs, housing developers, government professionals, researchers, and urban planners.     The enthusiasm, open minds and open hearts that attendees brought with them made this unique event feel something like a ‘learning party’ or ‘adult summer camp’ for place makers and agriculture enthusiasts. Gail Langellotto from Oregon State University said that she “...met some of my urban agriculture idols and met new folks to inspire me.”. We hope that others' experiences were as meaningful and that everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we (the planning team) did.     In the next couple of weeks, we'll transcribe the ‘ah ha’ moments from discussion groups and the ‘big ideas’ from the Thursday morning session. We’ll also update the event website with pdf versions of the presentations (with presenter permission).     In the meantime, please enjoy the stunning work of our graphic recording artist from Urban Wild Studio - Graphic Recording, Illustration, Animation by Leah Lavelle. Mark Buehrer, P.E., Mark Fretz, Brad Gaolach, Christopher Grallert, Joel Cuello, Gwynne Mhuireach, Mykl Nelson, Myer Harrell, Gundula Proksch, Charles Brucker, Oscar Rodriguez FRSA, Abeni Ramsey, Lance Davis, FAIA, LEED Fellow, MSU Fellow, Garen Yolles, Assoc. AIA, David Ceaser, Mohamed Imam

Successful Day One of our 2024 Customer Conference! We are so thankful to all our customers, partners, and employees who traveled in to celebrate our 25th Anniversary. It was a great day of presentations and conversations! Special shoutout to Leah Lavelle at Urban Wild Studio for amplifying some of the key messages of the day through her amazing illustrations and graphics! #TideworksCustomerConference2024 #TideworksCelebrates25 #MultipliedByThePowerofYou

Many of us work in a hurried, reactive environment. We tactically respond to what's coming at us each week, each day, even by the hour, like the game of Whack-a-Mole. The pace is not sustainable. If you're a manager leading a team, there is a better way. I'm having fun with this infographic from Urban Wild Studio - Graphic Recording, Illustration, Animation that teaches my Ideal Team Meeting agenda. Managers have been using this to revamp their team meetings, perhaps it will help you too? Managers have the ability to get proactive and calm the chaos in workplaces. Read more on this weeks blog. https://lnkd.in/gryVFAFH #teammeeting #managertraining #hrconsultant

Win a set of digital graphic notes! To enter: like this post 👍, then comment the general topic you might like us to draw. (You can change your mind later!) Optional: repost for an extra entry. We'll choose two winners at random. If you're chosen, we'll visualize any blog post or 1-page of text notes into a digital graphic for you to have and share. Giveaway ends Friday, May 10 at 9am PT and winners will be announced shortly after. Drawings will be produced by end of May. Good luck!

At Momentum24, we took another step toward a more #sustainable future. Attendees discovered their carbon footprints with clever carbon and made personal commitments to reducing them. Take a look below at how our attendees in NYC plan to contribute to a healthier planet. And thank you to Urban Wild Studio - Graphic Recording, Illustration, Animation for turning our commitments into art.

Each August, OppFi hosts “Thrive Where You Work Week,” an annual week dedicated to celebrating our culture and our employees’ ability to thrive where they work and work where they thrive.  During our 2023 Thrive Where You Work Week, we held OppFi’s first Culture Hackathon, led by Employee Experience Lead, Mackenzie Rohn, and facilitated by employees across the organization Dennis Dent, MPA, Rania Zakaria, Angela Anderson, Temeka C., John Bradley, Mackenzie Saunders, and Lukass Franklin. A hackathon is an effective tool for facilitating change in culture and employee experience. By engaging employees in the process of change and involving them in the design of new initiatives and programs, OppFi was able to build buy-in and create a shared vision for the future. We focused on four key areas that have been identified as strong “culture drivers” at OppFi — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Wellness, Collaboration, and Connection. Participants engaged in a collaborative design thinking exercise called “Empathy Mapping,” where they focused on understanding and empathizing with our workforce. Through this activity, they uncovered deeper insights to set them up for brainstorming new ideas and solutions. The participants appreciated the safe space to contribute ideas, collaborate, and connect with others who are dedicated to OppFi’s culture. One participant noted, “We have some similar frustrations and joys in the company. We're not perfect, but we're working on getting better, and folks are interested in improving things.” Thank you Urban Wild Studio - Graphic Recording, Illustration, Animation for helping us visualize insights and tell our employee story. We are proud of our work to keep our people at the center and improve empathetic decision-making to enhance the employee experience and continue to build OppFi’s culture. Mackenzie Rohn, Employee Experience Lead on the People Team and human-centered design practitioner, says the hackathon was important to her team’s work because “creating a culture of compassion starts with empathy. We needed a way to promote deep connection and understanding for our people because not everyone experiences the workplace in the same way. I look forward to continuing this work and using our empathy maps to create meaningful change here at OppFi.”