Abigail Stason is a Wall Street refugee who has become a master teacher, author, and executive coach. Through workshops and webinars, she helps clients like Meta (Facebook) and Stripe evolve their organizations through conscious leadership. I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Abby on several presentations and enjoy the challenge of helping her find just the right visuals and metaphors to match her teachings.

The right visual metaphor

Diversity and Inclusion is a relevant topic in our public discourse, and it is a wide-ranging subject with various stakeholders. To help Abby visually convey this vital concept, I curated several images of colorful children’s blocks. These blocks not only represent the complex and diverse constituents in any given population (race, gender, sexual orientation), but also illustrate how the human mind categorizes and assembles biases and stereotypes.

See an example of how animation a content flow can effectively engage workshop audiences.

Title slide - Leading with Positive Energy
Slide Example - Profile of angry man screaming - Title: Anger Wisdom showing and alternative to bullet points
Slide Example - Woman with a face mask
Slide Example - The Drama Triangle
Slide Example - A Woman wearing VR goggles - Title "What is the Truth?"
Slide Example - Woman with VR goggles pushed back - Title "Your inner experience should match your outer expression."
Slide Example - Profile of a man with overlaid brain schematic - Title "The brain contextualizes everything."
Slide Example - black man face-to-face with a white woman demonstrating how to share personal perspectives.
Slide Example - Colorful marbles in deep grooves - Title: "We must use conditioning consciously"
Slide Example - A person holding a string of lights - Title: "What insights can you offer?"
Slide Example - Many emojis scattered across a slide with the words "Social Media" in the center.
Slide Example - A man holding a polaroid photo of himself - Title: "No Ego."
Photo of Abigail Stason

“Michael is a master at taking a concept and making it super inviting. His work is appropriately thought-provoking, and he challenges people in an inspirational way. I’m always in awe of what he creates - it’s not always easy to capture, and he makes it looks simple. Working with Michael is downright easy and fun all the way around.”

Abigail Stason

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