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Exercises for Mapping & Visual Canvases

Groups fill in a shared visual framework, such as a business model canvas, systems map, or spider diagram, to make relationships or structure visible on one page. Use these when a topic is too tangled to talk through and needs to be drawn out instead.

This category groups exercises by shared theme, based on what the exercise actually asks people to do.

153 exercises

Spectrum Mapping

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Making Masks - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

association - Project of How

Ideation Warm-Up · Under 5 minutes

Visual Icebreaker - Show and Tell

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Yarn and a Network

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Participatory Infographic

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Panarchy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Zine Creation

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

HELLO!

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Drawing for Success - Superheroes

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Southwest Model Draw

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

The Faces

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

The Spider Web

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Tableau - The Teacher Toolkit

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Draw an Infographic

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Context Map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Local Connections Map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Drawing Together

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Solution tree

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Giants, Wizards, Elves

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Falling Off the Horse

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Shared Book Boxes

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Wabi Sabi

Personal Disclosure · 5 to 15 minutes

Business Model Canvas

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

mind mapping - Project of How

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Map Your Network

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Design Your Hierarchy

Applied Improv · 5 to 15 minutes

Empathy Mapping • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Where In The World

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Tandem Drawing

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Fun & Creative Team-Building Exercise for Groups - Map Making

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Prototype gallery

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

draw - Project of How

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

Visual Explorer/Photo Cards • WorkshopBank

Visual Thinking · 30 to 60 minutes

Guided Visualizations

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Rich Pictures • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Blindfold Team Activity Creates Perfect Unity - Blind Polygon

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Post-It People Science Teams

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Back-to-Back Drawing

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Yellow Pages

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Team Agreement Canvas

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mapping Connections Framework

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

No Look Portrait

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: February 2011

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Graphic Facilitation • WorkshopBank

Visual Thinking · 30 to 60 minutes

Creative Partner Activity Sparks Artistry - Collaborative Drawing

Visual Thinking · Under 5 minutes

Systems Mapping • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Engineering Serendipity - LIVE

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Even Flow

Workspace Ritual · 5 to 15 minutes

The Business Card

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Benefit Map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Ecocycle Planning

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Mapping Organizational Culture

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Affinity Map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Empathy Map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: July 2014

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Drawing Together • WorkshopBank

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: March 2007

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Flowchart

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Diaporama

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: November 2013

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Ball of thread

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Closing Triangles

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: October 2013

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

PFP: August 2003

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

TGL: December 2008

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Mapping Business Models

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Gallery of results

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

SQUID

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: January 2011

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Emotional map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Usability

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Equilateral Triangles Collaboration • WorkshopBank

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

visual - Project of How

Visual Thinking · 15 to 30 minutes

Collaborative mind map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Community Garden

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

KWL - The Teacher Toolkit

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Large Scale Art

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Zoom Activities

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Mapping Design Operations

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Open Space Technology

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Classic Group Initiative for Team Coordination - Spider's Web

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

My Other Half - The Teacher Toolkit

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Collaborative Life Drawing

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Stakeholder Mapping • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Forced Connections • WorkshopBank

Ideation Warm-Up · Under 5 minutes

TGL: October 2009

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

FOOD CHAIN

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: January 2008

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

TGL: April 2006

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Social Network Webbing

Name Learning · 5 to 15 minutes

Guess the Drawing

Visual Thinking · Under 5 minutes

Collaborative sketching

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

VizThink Dallas, in the house!

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: September 2012

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Heat Map Voting

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Jigsaw Puzzle

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Creative Mark Exploration

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Spider web

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Tickets Reward System - The Teacher Toolkit

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Risk mapping

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Graphic Info - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: September 2007

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Duplication of Work • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Image Interpreter - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Social Network Webbing • WorkshopBank

Name Learning · 5 to 15 minutes

Generative Relationships STAR

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

4 Seeing Communities as Partners

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Learning Canvas

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Landscape Coloring - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Mind Mapping - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: August 2006

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Mind Mapping (facilitated) Workshop • WorkshopBank

Visual Thinking · 15 to 30 minutes

JourneyFolio

Workspace Ritual · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: October 2007

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Terms of Art

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TRIZ Workshop • WorkshopBank

Ideation Warm-Up · 15 to 30 minutes

McKinsey 7-S Model Workshop • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

18 Free Virtual Museum Scavenger Hunt Templates for Groups

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Graphic Facilitation Workshop • WorkshopBank

Visual Thinking · 15 to 30 minutes

Book Group

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Three Lines Soccer

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Photos of Family, Friends, Pets

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Comic Creations

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Context Map (Gamestorming) - Facilitation Method

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Start With Why Workshop Workshop • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Cliques and Exclusion Workshop • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 15 to 30 minutes

Meaningful Work Workshop • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Sociometry Workshop • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Shared Purpose & Vision Workshop • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Friendly Flyers

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Bright Spots

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Change Journey Map Workshop Workshop • WorkshopBank

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Library

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: September 2009

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

The She Project

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Presentation Vision Sheet • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 15 to 30 minutes

Go Fish

Workspace Ritual · 5 to 15 minutes

Using an Empathy Map In Design Thinking: What Is It And How CanIt Help?

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

MethodKit - MethodKit

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Concept Map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Team Pictionary: 200+ Words & Rules for Work (2026)

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: November 2009

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Pictionary - The Teacher Toolkit

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Interaction map

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Photos as Children

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Telephone Pictionary

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Agile UX Sketching and Scrum

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Concept Map - The Teacher Toolkit

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Slide Show

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

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