kelvy bird

Kelvy Bird is an accomplished graphic facilitator with over fifteen year's worth of experience working in collaborative and multi-stakeholder environments. Referred to as ‘The Fine Art of Listening,’ this work holds and supports groups in transition - modeling the dynamics of their situation, anchoring ideas into tangible form, and mapping possible terrains through which forward movement can occur.

Recent (and Upcoming) Graphic Facilitation
Pegasus 2010 Conference, for leading thinkers in systems thinking in action, Nov 2010
World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, with Innovation Arts, July 2010
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Project Zero's LILA (Learning Innovation Laboratory), April 2010
Circle of Blue, DesignSession with The Value Web, April 2010
MIT Sloan Executive Education, with IDEAS: (Innovative, Dynamic Education and Action for Sustainability) a multi-sector innovation program for leaders in Indonesia, March 2010
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, World Café, for the New England Community Stakeholders on the National Strategic Plan, Feb 2010
World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting, through The Value Web, WorkSessions on: Sustainability, Energy and Mobility, Cap and Trade, Business Solutions to Rural Poverty, and Cloud Computing, Jan 2010
City of Somerville, World Cafés, envisioning future of the city with extended T transportation lines, Jan 2010
Youth 4 Change Alliance, World Café, for an alliance of five youth groups in Providence, RI, to review and prioritize action on Youth Bill of Rights, Dec 2009
Americans for the Arts, Annual Nat’l Arts Marketing Conference. Panelist, Nov 2009
Neighboring Food Cooperative Association, Leadership Community Gathering, Oct 2009
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, World Cafes, Oct 2009.
Presencing Institute, Roundtable on Transforming Capitalism 2.0 -> 3.0, Sept 2009
US Navy Strategic Studies Group, session on exploring creativity, Sept 2009
Mass Oceans Partnership, multi-stakeholder conversation on Mass water rights, July 2009
World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford, with Innovation Arts, July 2009
Presencing Institute, Roundtable on Transforming Capitalism 2.0 -> 3.0, June 2009
World Economic Forum, Regional Meeting for the Middle East, with The Value Web, WorkSessions on: Energy, Health, May 2009
Rhode Island School of Design, Sophomore Foundation Course, Guest speaker, March 2009
MetLife Foundation National Art Forum, Putting Art to Work in a Difficult Time: Creating Big Changes during Big Crises, Panelist, Feb 2009

Additional Work History
Independent: Graphic facilitator, content integrator, project coordinator, 1995-present
The ValueWeb: Process and graphic facilitator, 2010-present - LINK
The Presencing Institute: Presencing Global Classroom and online community developer, 2008-present - LINK
The Ashland Institute: Adjunct faculty for Coming Into Your Own programs, 2002-2008
Dialogos: Content and knowledgebase integrator, 1998-2008
Capgemini: Environment and event designer, process facilitator, scribe, and systems integrator at the ASE: Accelerated Solutions Environment, 1996-2005
CGEY Center for Business Innovation: Graphic facilitator, 1999-2002
MG Taylor's knOwhere Store: Merchandise developer for tools in the knowledge economy, on strategy and implementation team for store expansion to east and west coasts, 1997-1998
MG Taylor Corp: Systems integrator and knowledgeworker for DesignShops in areas of graphics, production, video, documentation, and work products, 1995-1998
Consensus Development: Office manager for software start-up specializing in groupware and collaborative technologies, 1993-1995

References Upon Request - Download CV here

Exhibits
13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA, Ongoing
5 Somerville Artists, Boston Convention and Exhibit Center, Boston, MA, Jan-June 2008
The Curatorium, Providence, RI, ongoing rotation of work, 2006-present
Artist’s Choice, with Open Studios, Somerville Museum, MA, 2007
Oylan Gallery, with Riki Moss, Cambridge, MA, January-February 2007
38 Cameron, Group exhibit, Cambridge, MA, October-December 2006
Malden Contemporary, Gallery at Elm Street, Malden, MA September-November 2006
Sacred Sense, Group show at The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, September 2006
Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA, June-July 2006
Artist’s Choice, with Open Studios, Somerville Museum, MA, 2006
Neighboring Parts, Solo show at Oylan Gallery, 364A Huron Ave, Cambridge MA, 2006
The LOCALS: III, New Work by Malden Artists, artspace@16, Malden, MA, 2006
Selected Contemporary Artists, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI, 2006
Unbound, with Jane Sherrill, Willoughby & Baltic, Somerville, MA, August, 2005
38 Cameron, with Marc Leavitt and Riki Moss, Cambridge, MA, 2005
Artist’s Choice, with Open Studios, Somerville Museum, MA, 2005
The Dictionary Project, Group show at Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, 2005
Art or Espionage: Photography in the Age of Homeland Security, Group show, The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, 2005
Spark, Somerville, MA, 2005 - present
Vernon Street Studios, Group show, Diesel Cafe, Somerville, MA, 2004
PLAY, Co-curator with Matt Carrano, The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, 2004
1-10, Group show at The Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, 2004
Artist’s Choice, with Open Studios, Somerville Museum, MA, 2004
Seasons, The West End Gallery, Malden, MA, 2004
AR.3: A Custom Installation, The Rawding Residence, Manhattan, NY, 2003
Photocopy Exchange, Brick Bottom Open Studios, Somerville, MA, 1999
Grids, Brick Bottom Open Studios, Somerville, MA, 1998
Fields: A Custom Installation, Fringe Hair Salon, Tuscon, AZ, 1994