We are visual

A group of listeners, synthesizers, designers, illustrators, cartoonists, film makers and facilitators. We help teams think in pictures.

Who we are

Scandinavian, since 2003

Bigger Picture is a Scandinavian training and consulting company, founded in Copenhagen in 2003. We help global companies and organisations make better decisions by using visual collaboration to handle complexity and create clarity, designing organisations that are effective, sustainable and enjoyable places to work. Our purpose is to show the world how visual practices create better thinking, communication and collaboration, leading to more sustainable solutions for the larger whole.

How we work

Principles of practice

See the big pictureWe create clarity in complexity by visually synthesising parts into coherent wholes.

Ask engaging questionsGood questions set direction and focus attention. Every project starts by finding them.

Build strong knowledge systemsWe organise knowledge in visual structures, so understanding lives beyond individuals.

Create involvement and ownershipLasting change belongs to the people who helped build it.

Sketch, prototype and iterateEveryone is invited to contribute, so the final picture is a shared one.

Loa Baastrup

Strategy Consultant, Partner

Loa designs and facilitates processes that bring strategic initiatives to life across organizational hierarchies and cultures. She has a curious mind and loves challenging the status quo. With 15 years teaching visual facilitation, she is co-author of our book, Visual Collaboration.

loa@biggerpicture.dk

Ole Qvist-Sørensen

Strategy Consultant, Partner

Ole has more than 20 years of international experience helping leadership teams cultivate a more visual way of working, in person and remote. He is the architect behind our virtual learning platform and co-author of our book, Visual Collaboration.

ole@biggerpicture.dk

Thomas Thorhauge

Process Illustrator

Thomas is internationally recognized for his original visual storytelling. He illustrates for the Danish newspaper Politiken and is a prominent figure in the Danish illustration and comic scene, with a talent for distilling complex messages into simple, elegant concepts.

Sofie Mesterton

Process Illustrator

Sofie is one of the few illustrators worldwide who can create a visual summary while staying fun, fast, cool, and calm. She has produced numerous visual syntheses, pen-to-paper videos, and recordings, and is the illustrator of our book.

Hans Henrik Ruus

Process Illustrator

Hans Henrik can bring any concept to life in minutes. A globetrotter at heart, he has travelled the world with pen and paper, navigating multicultural settings with ease, and always delivers his best.

Marius Klausen

Video Director and Editor

Marius is an engineer and inventor. If something doesn’t exist, he invents it. A tech geek with an eye for storytelling, he makes sure our pen-to-paper videos always feel sleek and playful.

Is this you?

We are always glad to meet creative minds

A sharp illustrator, a visual facilitator, a change agent, or someone with a skill set we have not thought of yet. Let’s grab a coffee and see if we are a match.

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