Author: Elana Shyong

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 ✨ 🎭 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗩𝗧𝗦 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗡𝗔𝗖: Each session builds more confidence, more clarity, and a deeper appreciation for how powerful Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Institute can be in practice. 🎭 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: with Euromentor SL, as engaging and practical as…

Ready for my training this week on 21st Century Skills: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration. I’ll be welcoming participants from Romania, Italia and Slovenia this week. Last training before August in Asia – let’s go! #21stcenturyskills #softskills #learninganddevelopment #training #facilitation

This weekend, yaelle and I facilitated Connect: Release & Reset, a body-based workshop for people who want to connect to their inner world and learn how to identify what needs to be released or expressed. We started with a simple truth: every day we meet different energies from different places and people, and we often…

Yesterday in Barcelona, I got to witness Spain’s well earned victory, what an experience! What stood out to me most was not just the result, but the way it was achieved. It was a reminder that great performance is never only about individual talent. It’s about teamwork, trust, communication, adaptability, and emotional resilience. Under pressure,…

Weekly recap below! 🎭 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delivered a training with Euromentor SL for participants from Italy and Belgium on how to make learning experiences more inclusive – for all. 🎭 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗧𝗦 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: After years of being a participant in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Institute workshops for many years, this week…

Weekly recap below! 🎭 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delivered a training with Euromentor SL for participants from Italy and Belgium on how to make learning experiences more inclusive – for all. 🎭 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗧𝗦 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: After years of being a participant in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Institute workshops for many years, this week…

Hosted the IAF España meetup in Barcelona with Allison yesterday. We’re growing! ✨ One of the best parts of these gatherings is the mix of new faces like Willy Cousseau and Isabella Maglietti Smith, and familiar ones like Claudia Issa and Mireia Montané-Balagué returning again. It’s such a joy to hear about people’s new projects…

All set for a 5 day training in Inclusive Design! 👉 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲If your slide only has text, add a relevant image.If your slide has only an image/images, add relevant text. That’s two ways for the recipient to engage with your material instead of one – you will have…

Weekly Recap below! Back in Barcelona after a few weeks of travel, and this week felt surprisingly easy to settle back into ✨ 🎭 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Delivered a course with Euromentor SL alongside educators from Lithuania and the Czech Republic, reminded me how universal these conversations are. 🎭 Visual Thinking Strategies…

Tomorrow I’ll be running my first official Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Institute experience at the National Museum of Catalan Art in Barcelona! 🌿 I was immediately drawn to how simple yet powerful it was: a quiet structure that opened up rich dialogue, imagination, and multiple perspectives. For anyone unfamiliar, VTS is a discussion method that…