About Peace Markers

Over the last few years, I have come to realise what is most important to me.  I have tried and tested different approaches to business building and marketing (especially online) and found that pushy sales and fast email marketing just isn’t me.  So even though I am passionate and committed to getting my visual tools out to the world, I have to find an approach that works for me.

I’ve been a mediator for nearly 15 years and the part of conflict resolution that I love the most, is the peace and calm that can be found finds at the end of the conflict tunnel, it’s the place where conflict is resolved in a healthy and realistic way.

We all learn from our mistakes and what I have learnt the most is that if one direction isn’t taking you where you want to be, don’t be afraid to change direction.  That’s what I did and even though the new route isn’t always clear, I am really embracing the journey and stepping into the world I want to show to the world.  This is where peace markers come in.

I have been creating graphic tools for years now as a coach and facilitator and I have taken illustration classes to improve upon my design and delivery (and there’s still some way to go).  I’ve been quietly testing them out and I’m finding that people are really responding to the visuals and the messages that they contain.  Visual tools are among the best resolutions methods to help, Provoke Peace, Invoke Change and just give people the tools to ‘see’ for themselves that peace is possible, and what they can do to create and maintain it.

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Visual Communication

What isVisual Communication I’m often asked “exactly what is visual communication and graphic mediation and what are the benefits of this type of approach”. It’s a fair question because as this method of working has has developed, so have the different approaches taken by those who practice it. One of the things about this approach is it incorporates different learning styles.   Some people for example are visual learners – pictures are an aid to learning, whilst others are more auditory – with a preference for listening and words.  Another learning style  is kinesthetic – movement is an integral part of learning and although we may combine some of these styles usually one is favoured over another. Our graphic and visual approach combines all three (visual, auditory and kinesthetic),  both right and left brain learning, creative and logical thinking.  We use large wall templates, floor exercises for movement and of course conversation, it’s a creative and  logical thinking approach connecting pictures and words that help to create a visual story that can be recorded or discussed one-to-one or in a group.

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Creating Visual Tools

While I do market the tools that I have created, not every tool is perfect for every organisation.  There are groups that I meet and work with that need me to design new visuals and for them I like to create a customised template for their use.  We bring people together, from workplaces to community settings helping them to resolve differences and create peace through communication and collaboration.  We can create tools and visual templates for;

Mediation sessions

Communication and personal power workshops

Community participation

Mentoring cultural difference

Family and relationship building

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