Delivering
business insights
that lead into action
My clients include,
among many others:
Sappi, IBM, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks,
TNT Express, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland, Finnish Government, Securitas, KONE,
Lloyds Bank—Mortgages, Wärtsilä,
Hill & Knowlton Strategies and Accenture.
People make better decisions when they understand the system they work within.
If people had a chance to understand for themselves instead of being told and sold on an idea, would they be more likely to act appropriately? If you invest in building dialogue within an organisation, would it pay you back in increased trust and co-operation?
Yes.
With 25 years of experience in visualising corporate as well as public strategies and communications, I have seen the impact of building dialogue instead of commanding, of enabling insight instead of telling how things should be. Read more to decide for yourself: would your organisation benefit if it was able to see its own thinking, and learn from it?
Services
Strategy Visualisation
Strategy visualisation makes your strategy and business logic visible. Once it is visible, it is also discussable. The more people understand, the smarter they are able to think and act.
Strategy visualisation projects proceed very much like any other consulting project: from data gathering through iteration to the end product which has been shaped by the learning in the process.
Do you prefer to work virtually? I am very happy to do that. Get in touch and we’ll talk more about what you need and want.
Consulting
Most of us benefit from occasional use of consultants: they help us see the forest from the trees, map the lie of the land and make sense of what’s happening in the areas surrounding our forest.
For consulting assignments, you get my ears, my creativity and my network (and along comes the pen, of course). My deep listening and systemic/strategic thinking skills most often come out in the form pictures and stories, because they disrupt and expand the established patterns of how business thinking is done. They’re tools that can be wielded in a number of ways, in a number of settings.
Please click on the button for more detailed information of my consulting work and client references.
Graphic Facilitation
When you need immediate visual feedback on what’s being said, or a set of inviting notes that people will return to, graphic facilitation is for you.
Graphic facilitation captures a presentation, speech or conversation in real time.
I am good to go online and all digital. Learn more by clicking on the button below, or contact me directly to discuss your needs.
Digital & Online
Are you wrangling an important project online and just can’t seem to get people onto the same page? I can help.
Are you organising an online event? Yes, I can add visual impact.
Are you putting a new team together and wondering how on earth you’ll get people to bond and trust each other, limited as you are to working online? I’ll bring along one of my brilliant facilitator friends and we can give the team a big leg up.
What can be done live, can be done digitally and online. Click on the button below to learn more and view references, or contact me directly to discuss what you need.
To view a short video of how the session notes on the right came to be, click here.
Let’s make your thoughts visible and grow them wings!
Visual Impact
Strategy Visualiser & Graphic Facilitator
Annika Varjonen
annika[@]visualimpact.fi
+358-40-700 1343
Post: Tiirasaarentie 6b E
FIN-00200, Helsinki
Visit: Heikkiläntie 10
FIN-00210, Helsinki
“I have spoken at many conferences over the last 15 years and seen a number of graphic facilitators. I absolutely love how you captured my talk both in pictures and words; so insightful. You have a remarkable skill and the best I have ever seen.”— Roger Flynn
Professional Speaker and Chairman
“When you choose Annika as your partner, you get a bright and talented visualist as well as an experienced strategist who is not afraid to challenge your thinking.
The journey with Annika is worth it, as the outcome is always outstanding. "— Tarja Jussila,
Managing Director, Hill & Knowlton Strategies
“The strategy illustrations we created have allowed us to simplify and sharpen our strategy communication and delivery towards all target groups.Having worked with Annika extensively over the years, I’m impressed with her ability to create insightful and engaging end results. She quickly zooms into the core issues and turns them into energizing and inspiring clarity.” — Antti Makkonen,
Sales Director, Publishing at Sappi Europe S.A.
“ I have worked with Annika in challenging strategy projects, involving multifaceted decision-making in global organizations. She is extraordinarily talented in extracting the essence of complex topics and making them approachable. Annika’s skill and experience are globally exceptional." — Kaj Storbacka,
Professor, Markets and Strategy, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand;
Speaker and Strategy advisor