Engage Visually’s aim is to work with people in visually engaging and creative ways.
Through all of our services, we collaborate with our clients to find creative visual solutions for projects, events and communications.
There’s rarely a standard request. We might be visualising a vision or helping to shape it — from engaging large audiences to facilitating meetings or more complex processes.
Engage Visually was founded by Debbie Roberts, a graphic facilitator and graphic recorder who brings ideas and conversations to life.
With an academic background in psychology and brain biology—and a lifelong passion for drawing, photography, and visual arts—Debbie has always been fascinated by how people think and connect. Her early career in mental health and wellbeing focused on empowerment, community action, and leadership. During this time, she developed strong skills in leading projects and hosting and facilitating conversations with diverse groups.
As Debbie brought visual mapping and graphic facilitation into her work, the impact was striking: visuals made conversations clearer, engagement stronger, and outcomes more meaningful. In 2012, she launched Engage Visually to focus entirely on supporting organisations in capturing thinking, igniting creativity, and moving forward with confidence.
Since then, Engage Visually has collaborated with an inspiring range of partners, including the Federation of European Neuroscientists (FENS), the Royal College of Nursing, the Institute of Leadership Management, WaterAid, the Rothschild Foundation, IIEP UNESCO, NHS England, and many NHS Trusts, councils, charities, businesses, and universities.
Debbie continues to develop her practice with every project. She is strongly committed to social and environmental justice, supporting individuals, communities, and the wider environment to thrive. She believes in the power of shared knowledge and collective creativity: “We have great potential to create solutions together, harness our strengths, and thrive.”
Debbie may have just one pair of hands, but when a project calls for more, she is supported by a trusted team of talented associates — including graphic facilitators, graphic recorders, and practitioners who blend both approaches. Our associates expand our capacity and bring fresh creativity to the work we plan together.
We believe that working with a visual practitioner or graphic facilitator can add depth, clarity, creativity, and engagement to a wide range of processes.
This is only a brief introduction to Engage Visually, but we hope it offers a sense of how and why visual practice can add value — helping to spark ideas, unlock insight, and create exciting solutions for your projects, meetings, and conferences.
Rooted in the UK, Engage Visually works with organisations of all sizes, supporting projects across the country and beyond.