John Ward is a graphic facilitator. He illustrates people's ideas in real time during meetings. Drawing quite literally on his unique background as a designer and entrepreneur, he plans and facilitates lively collaborative processes that tap the multifaceted ways that individuals and groups think. He has worked in Asia, Europe, Canada and the US with clients such as HP, Agilent, Alcatel, IDEO. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, John also works with small businesses and regional organizations there. He has led workshops at the University of Chicago on the use of the hand-brain connection in addressing organizational challenges. Articles about his work have appeared in the ASTD journal, Inc Magazine and the Far Eastern Economic Review.