Sunni (Sun) Brown

Experience

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  The Grove Consultants International

  Feb 2005 - Nov 2011

  I am currently an Associate of the San Francisco-based strategic planning firm The Grove Consultants International. The Grove has an extensive network of visual practitioners that they contract with on a regular basis.

  • Associate

    Jan 2007 - Nov 2011

  • Business Development Lead and Graphic Recorder

    Feb 2005 - Dec 2006
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  Sunni Brown Ink

  Jan 2007 - Nov 2023

  Chief Human Potentialist

  SB Ink is both a creative consultancy and an agent of social change. Our company commitment is to unlocking human potential and translating that into leadership and performance. We support our clients using a variety of effective, unconventional cognitive and facilitative techniques including:Visual and Design ThinkingBusiness GamificationApplied ImprovisationMindfulness and Deep Self DesignAs a consultancy, we collaborate on diverse projects and our range of problem-solving capacity is wide due to the efficacy and applicability of our techniques. Some examples of what we can do:Design and facilitate a group experience to address organizational challenges around culture, communication and collaborationCoach individuals and teams on optimizing performance in terms of presentation design, effective communication, and methods for group problem-solvingGraphically record hundreds of feet of visual content at an eventBuild interactive group spaces to accelerate customer conversations at eventsUse agile learning methods to increase risk-taking, creativity and innovation in your cultureDeliver an interactive "playnote" on visual and design thinking as it connects with practical wisdomAs an agent of social change, we lead two global movements that have ignited conversation around the world. Our global campaign for visual literacy is called The Doodle Revolution and is based on the acclaimed book of the same name. The Doodle Revolution is a sequel to our first best-selling book, Gamestorming - a book that's sold over 300k copies and has positively disrupted traditional meeting design and group problem-solving. Our forthcoming inner-science initiatives - Deep Self Design - helps individuals and teams perform more effectively by dissolving internal obstacles. Show less

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  Momentum Leadership

  Feb 2008 - Nov 2010

  Associate

  Momentum Leadership is a small firm providing personalized solutions from very senior consultants. The mission of Momentum Leadership is to support organizations in defining their business objectives and achieving employee performance to create business excellence. All client engagements are staffed by consultants with a minimum of 10 to 15 years of leadership and development experience. Kerry Anne Ridley, President of ML, asked that I be in her network of practitioners and associates as an information designer. Together, we distill information and clarify it visually to help her clients streamline performance. Show less

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  VizThink Austin

  Apr 2008 - Jul 2010

  Ambassador

  VizThink Austin is a local chapter of the national organization VizThink. Marilyn Martin and I brought VizThink to Austin after having met with Dave Gray (creator of VizThink) and Tom Crawford, CEO. We currently have the largest visual thinking community in the U.S. and continue to grow. It's a learning community designed to gather speed around the visual thinking movement.

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  XPLANE

  Jun 2009 - Nov 2011

  Freelance Consultant

  Founded in 1993 by Dave Gray, XPLANE is an information design consultancy that drives results for many of the world’s leading corporations by clarifying complex business issues through visual collaboration.With an innovative visual, multidisciplinary methodology, XPLANE is unique because we apply left and right-brained approaches to develop fresh solutions to your most challenging problems. Our approach accelerates understanding, which drives actions and results to help our customers. Companies have hired XPLANE to motivate employees, drive sales, convince decision makers and improve processes.We draw from a diverse set of backgrounds to do this. We combine information designers, journalists, comic book artists, management consultants, software developers, trainers, technologists and a diversity of other expertise in order to look at challenges in new ways and provide fresh ideas and insights.Today XPLANE is proud to serve 40 of the FORTUNE 500 companies around the globe. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, XPLANE also operates offices in St. Louis and Madrid, facilitating 24/7 service for clients. Show less

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  MURAL

  Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

  Innovator-in-Residence

  Strategy and Category Design, Research for Collaborative Intelligence and Innovation Models, Executive Offsite Design and Facilitation, Team Support and Culture Design, Executive Coaching, Live Broadcast Show Design and Production, Thought Leadership, Public Speaking

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  MURAL

  Sept 2022 - Aug 2023

  Strategic Advisor

  Strategic support re: Collaboration Design, Facilitation, Product Design, Curriculum Design, Service Design, Sales and Innovation.

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  Center for Deep Self Design

  Oct 2023 - now

  Founder

  The Center for Deep Self Design (CDSD) is what’s called a third place—a regenerative social and educational space, onsite and online, that offers participatory, playful and robust experiences for self-authorship, personal actualization, creative courage, collaborative fluency, radical teaming and ethical leadership. We are interdisciplinary inner scientists, devoted to creative and contemplative practices that directly and positively impact relationships in life and expertise in business. We support individuals, teams and leaders using our established, global excellence in Experiential Facilitation. Show less