Through the collaborative work of people with expertise in info-graphics, web-design, graphic arts, business, fine art and education, we have developed innovative techniques for capturing ideas, reproducing images, and developing templates for clients to use on their own. Meet the core group of Visual Insight:
Eileen Clegg has been a professional writer her entire career and has used art to frame ideas as far back as she can remember. She was a daily news journalist for 20 years, has written numerous books and articles, and has been affiliated with Institute for the Future, conducting research on learning since 1999. She brought her art and writing together professionally in 2000.
Gary Newman is a graphic designer who has been producing info-graphics for newspapers and magazines for more than 30 years. He also has created websites and produced books for clients ranging from an Ivy League university to a multinational biotech company. Gary has won numerous journalism awards. Eileen and Gary have collaborated together for 17 years.
Justin Klineman is our writer, editor, researcher and interviewer. Justin edits our books, white papers, and reports, both proprietary projects and mainstream publications about visualization, technology, and collaborative process. He combines research expertise, interview acumen, and precision wordsmithing to provide the content behind the graphics for Visual Insight.
Bill Daul does research and development for Visual Insight and has special expertise in converting large-scale graphics into images for books and the web environment, inventing the “clickable mural” for Visual Insight. In addition the graphics and web skills that Bill brings to us, he also is one of Silicon Valley’s leading communication facilitators for thought leaders in technology and learning, and keeps Visual Insight at the edge.
Lorie Lease, our business manager, has been in business finance for 25 years and has been working with Eileen for 13 years. Her professional focus has been on new businesses with innovative products and services.
Valerie Landau is a creative director and a designer/developer of multimedia applications. She is collaborating with Eileen Clegg and Dr. Douglas Engelbart on the upcoming book, “Raising the Collective IQ.” She has worked on several award-winning projects, including “Math Heads” and “Word Heads”, winner of the Parents Choice Gold Medal. She also has worked on a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. She is author of the book “Developing an Effective Online Course” and holds a graduate degree in the area of Educational Technology, and a Certificate of Advanced Study from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Dawn Mittleman is our project manager. She is a strategic planner and facilitator with over 20 years experience helping emergency service organizations quickly reach decisions enabling decisive action. Dawn has a track record for bringing people together with a shared vision to accomplish goals with maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Anne Hill is a strategic communicator, writer, broadcaster, and graphic designer with an academic background in education and spiritual studies focusing on metaphor. In addition to her information design work and communications for Visual Insight, she is a columnist for the Huffington Post , host of “DreamTalk Radio,” and founder of Creative Content Coaching. She has a secondary education teaching credential and spent many years as a teacher and counselor before her career in writing, broadcasting, design and communication technologies. She was one of the founders of our nonprofit eGovCoLab and created our web presence.
Irene Nelson brings over 25 years of extensive and varied graphic design experience to her work in graphic recording. In addition to her work with Visual Insight, she also is president of Irene Nelson Design. Her clients include health care providers, educational institutions, nonprofit groups, environmental organizations, government and business. She says,: “I love graphic recording, the immediacy of working in real time, the use of markers on paper, and most importantly, the dramatic impact a recording has when a group is seeing a shared reality. The power of capturing information and ideas visually helps people to look at a problem, better understand it, and take action. It is thrilling for everyone in the conversation!”