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Bikablo® Basics Training

Bikablo Basic Training at Inksight: Discover the Power of Visual Communication

Do you want to learn how to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively, without needing any drawing talent? During the two-day Bikablo® Basic Training, you will discover how to enhance your communication with simple visual techniques. Whether you work on an A4 sheet or a flip chart, with the right principles of visual language, you can facilitate visually anytime, anywhere.

What Will You Learn in the Bikablo® Basic Training?

This training is the perfect introduction to visualization. Step by step, you will learn how to build a clear visual story using basic shapes, icons, and frames. You will develop skills such as:

  • Drawing techniques and handwriting: Make your visuals readable and structured.

  • Colors and composition: Learn how to use color and layout to create impact.

  • Fast sketching under time pressure: Practice in real-life situations, such as meetings and brainstorming sessions.

But Bikablo is more than just business drawing. It’s not about artistic perfection but about visually supporting communication and collaboration. By applying visual facilitation, you help teams structure complex information, make discussions more effective, and bring ideas to life more quickly.

Many participants experience a renewed flow of creativity. By working with images and symbols in a new way, they discover a fresh, intuitive approach to expressing ideas. This is not only fun but also valuable—creativity fosters problem-solving, innovative thinking, and finding new perspectives in teamwork.

At the end of the training, you will bring all the techniques together in your own visual poster. You’ll be amazed at how simple and effective it is to transform thoughts and ideas into powerful visuals. From now on, you’ll know: visual facilitation is for everyone!

Trainings can be done in English and Dutch

You will learn this in the Bikablo® Basics Training course

Stick posture and drawing lines

How to make clean, powerful lines

Graphic elements and 'containers'

How do I create arrows, speech balloons and connecting elements from basic shapes?

Objects and symbols

How do I easily create symbols that help clarify my content? What is needed and what can I leave out?

Figures

What easy techniques does Bikablo use to draw people, roles, groups and situations?

Colour and space

What are simple and quick techniques to apply colour in such a way that it supports structure?

Script

How do I make my handwriting on the flipchart legible and practically appropriate?

Live visualisation

How can I use step-by-step techniques to live visualise with both text and images?

Poster design

How do I combine all the ingredients (text, symbols, figures and colour) into a visual translation of a given context? How do I design a meaningful poster for my intended audience?

The Bikablo trainer

As a certified Bikablo® global trainer, Maaike Borsboom of INKSIGHT is part of the international Bikablo trainer network. Like no other, she knows how to create a positive environment in which learning and creativity are given full scope. Depending on the group size/type of training, she does the training alone or together with a Bikablo colleague, a true celebration!

As someone who hassn't drawn much in his live, I was proud to see my progress after just two days. Thanks Maaike!

Amir Hossein, scrum master/agile coach at Royal Schiphol Group