This is my favorite time of year to set intentions for the NEW YEAR! I love the quiet of the time between Christmas and the start of the New Year. A perfect time of year to put pen to paper to connect with the creative world and channel our heart's desire. When you quietly doodle, dream and discover - you can set magical intentions for the New Year.

In this activity you will:

• Gather your favorite ART SUPPLIES
• Set up a SACRED SPACE in your home to hold your intentions
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Are you a visual notetaker? Are you working on your Graphic Recorder Skills? Trying to figure out how to fit everything you hear on one page?

Diane Bleck, the Founder of the Doodle Institute did a wonderful lesson LIVE on Periscope sharing her 4 FAVORITE LAYOUTS for taking Sketchnotes.

Diane explains how she uses layouts to filter information and uses layouts to help her know what to listen to in order to create dynamic sketch notes. You can use these layouts for sketch notes,...

I truly feel like this has been the best SUMMER ever!! I hosted the Doodle Summit in June and then took the most of the month of July off to vacation and be with my sweet children and family.

It was so incredible to have the chance to truly unplug and play with my children and create all kinds of art projects together. One of my favorite ideas came from my private Doodle Girl & Friends Facebook Group where all my students and I share our ideas, insights and inspirations with...

Why should I doodle every day?

I get asked this question a lot from prospective students interested in The Doodle Institute. I believe that it is incredibly important to pick up a pen and paper and draw something every single day - it does not take much time, it can be done anywhere and is one of the most powerful, transformative things you can do on a daily basis. The simple exercise I call, "putting pen to paper" is a great way to check in with your heart. When you doodle, you open your...

Practice makes perfect. And it takes a lot of work to make something look so easy. 

I began my career as a Graphic Facilitator for Ernst & Young in 1996 and over the years I have evolved into an Innovation Strategist partnering with others to bring ideas to life. I absolutely love working with individuals and teams using my doodle superpower to think through processes, strategies and new products.

I want to teach you a lesson in how to use doodles to think through strategies...

The Doodle Institute is one of the only learning environments that encourages our students to DOODLE YOUR DREAMS. We want our students to understand the power of Visual Learning. We believe when you put pen to paper, you open your heart channel to ideas, insights, and inspirations.

For the last 20 years, Diane Bleck has operated her own creative business working with companies large an small to bring IDEAS to LIFE! 

Have you ever seen people take awesome sketch notes on their iPad or at...

Diane Bleck's work has earned her a stellar reputation. She has been an Innovation Strategist, Executive Coach & Graphic Facilitator for almost twenty years. Working with clients like TEDMED, Wired Magazine, Coca-Cola, Consumer Reports and even Google to create "Solutions You Can See." She has completed over 250+ corporate projects in North America, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Africa. 

She is on a mission to unlock creativity at Home, School, and Work. 

Almost everyone knows...

How does color speak to you? I still remember the day in October about 15 years ago when I stumbled into a bookstore in London. It was raining outside and I wanted to find a quiet place to wait for the storm to pass. I love walking the aisles of a bookstore in a new city.

I spent the morning with my art journal walking through the Victoria and Albert Museum. My heart and mind were filled with so many artistic images. I felt I would never be a true artist or make a mark on the...

(Infographic Created for Article in Inc. written by Tracey Lee Hazzard)

Thank you @Inc for this great article on #Sleep and #Innovation - What I find incredibly funny is that I stumbled on this article late and night and could not help myself but create a doodle infographic. Oh, the irony as I read the article and thought, "No Wonder I am Up Doodling at Night!"

READ ARTICLE: http://www.inc.com/tracy-leigh-hazzard/the-creative-mind-amp-sleep-does-innovation-thrive-in-the-night.html

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You are what you think, and what you think will appear in your work.

More than anything, doodling is a mindset. When we look at famous visual thinkers throughout history and in modern times, we see they share some similarities.

Who are some visual thinkers that you admire? Perhaps Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Buckminster Fuller, Frank Lloyd Wright and Pablo Picasso? What are some of their shared characteristics? They are curious, brave, courageous, open to...