Matt Champlin: Regaining Your Visual Voice

Matt Champlin has engineered those cool interior features we all take for granted in our cars and trucks.  Yay, go cupholders!

His creativity is not limited to engineering.  Doodling in college lead him to pursue cartooning as an avocation.  In 1984, fellow cartoonist and mentor, Ken Muse included him in his book, The Total Cartoonist.

He has combined both passions in his innovation consulting practice, which helps businesses by using visual and design thinking methods.  Matt developed the “3HR WORKSHOP” format to streamline the problem-solving process and get results!

He lives with his amazing wife and son in southeastern Michigan.

About our discussion he says, "I look forward to discussing ….

1. #1 Reason why we don’t draw?
   1. Drawing is not Art
   2. Can anyone draw?
2. Drawing to See
   1. Story -My 6th Grade Art Class
3. Drawing to Think
   1. Are you a doodler?
   2. Organizing your thought with visuals
   3. To share or not to share, that is the question?
4. Drawing to Show-
   1. Selling your idea
   2. Creating a common visual language
   3. Getting everyone engaged
5. Drawing to Do
   1. Listening and Capture
   2. Visual Metaphors
6. Summary-
   1. Where to start?
   2.  'Practice Makes Progress'"