The indispensable BA: Master the art of visual communication through richer pictures
Date:
Monday, April 20, 2026
Time:
9:00 am
Summary:
McKinsey predicts that AI could automate up to 70% of the work we do today. Yet the most valuable skill for Business Analysts won’t be faster analysis, it will be facilitating meaningful stakeholder conversations that lead to better decisions. Future-proof your BA career by mastering the human skills AI can’t automate (easily): creativity, facilitation, and connection.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to use Richer Pictures, a combination of simple drawings, visual models, and facilitation techniques. You will build your visual thinking toolkit to help you engage stakeholders in new and creative ways, build team alignment, and create clarity where words alone often fail. Future-proof your BA career by mastering the human skills AI can’t automate (easily): creativity, facilitation, and connection.
Whether you’re leading discovery, gathering requirements, or presenting insights, these skills will help make your analysis unforgettable.
No artistic skill required. Just curiosity, a marker, and a willingness to see the bigger picture.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Build a visual thinking toolkit to communicate ideas quickly and effectively.
Create visual canvases to facilitate your next workshop.
Design Richer Pictures to communicate a shared understanding.
Craft visual stories that make your analysis memorable and actionable.