We were organising a high-profile joint leadership event between 2 large anchor intuitions and their partners. We wanted something tangible, professional but also bright and engaging to record the outcomes of the day as it progressed. It was important to us that it was live and something the audience would view and use as a talking point throughout the day.
Emma was great from the outset and eager to ensure that she understood the context and needs of our event. We met beforehand and discussed all the options for the day in terms of what could be produced and also what Emma needed before/on the day to make the most of it. Emma made it incredibly easy for us and was so clear, supportive and flexible as needed. She set up at the front of our main room for the day and developed the full poster of the event as each speaker and panel took place – it was fascinating for us to see the poster develop and Emma was happy to chat with the audience throughout the day about the content of the poster and their thoughts.
The whole service provided by Emma helped to provide a focal point for the day, and an engaging way of recording the key points and outcomes. More than that though, it also provided collateral that will shortly be displayed in one of the partners’ new training rooms as a reminder of the learning from the event and as a marker of the positive partnership between our two institutions. I also believe that the tangible and integrated and interactive nature of what Emma provides does also support people in talking to each other and networking as it offers a point of discussion – this is particularly important where various groups are meeting each other for the first time.
The participants in our event were overwhelmingly positive about Emma and the methods she used to produce the poster for our event. They commented on the innovative and engaging nature of the approach, the value of seeing the whole picture develop throughout the day and the importance of having the summary information at our fingertips to help them pull their thoughts together. They also commented on the accessibility of the approach to producing the poster and the ability of Emma to very effectively distil and provide clarity on what was a lot of information, topics and different speakers throughout the day. As the person who commissioned Emma for this work, I was impressed and delighted to work with her – everything went smoothly and I will certainly use her skills again in a future event. I highly recommend Emma and Imagistic – it was a brilliant experience.
Lois Farquharson – Bournemouth University
