Frequently Asked Questions

PictureSpark is a powerful visual coaching tool based on proven neuroscience that swiftly uses the power of pictures to help you gain clarity over your challenges and identify solutions you can confidently take action to move forwards on.

PictureSpark is based on the neuroscience technique of using visual aids/ pictures to gain a deeper understanding when answering questions due to accessing the parts of the brain.

First you have to be clear on the question you want answering, we have some suggestions based on experience, but you can also amend the questions or add your own to make it more meaningful.

Second you access to the gallery of over 100 pictures and select the pictures that best answer the questions. The eyes act as window to the subconscious, based on your past you will attach meaning to pictures based on your experience, emotions, values, beliefs and memories.

Thirdly - Once the picture(s) are selected the coach / therapist asks questions to dig deeper into the meaning of the picture for you which  which will help to bring clarity to the challenges you face and the solutions open

There are over 100 pictures in the gallery of various things, some will seem quite abstract but in the words of philosopher Henry Thoreau "It's Not What You Look At That Matters, It's What You See" (nice!)

Pictures have been used for millennia as a form of communication. Research from Cognitive psychology suggests that pictures help strengthen communication as they capture attention, connect to our emotions, and convey a vast amount of information in a short amount of time.

When we are trying to think, talk or discuss issues/ solutions to problems in our lives or business, we are only able to access information in 5% of our conscious brain in the frontal cortex. But when using pictures, this taps into our experiences, emotions, values, and beliefs and accesses over 95% of the brain.

So to solve the challenges in your life, would you rather do this using 5% or 95% of your brain’s computing power?

Most sessions will last 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes – depending on the number and type of question that is being asked and how much detail is given around each image that is selected.

A PDF document can be generated at the end of the session and sent to clients with the pictures and comments that were made against each picture. This document can be used by the Coach/ Therapist in future sessions to follow up on your findings, insights and actions.

There will be different packages depending on usage, but at the moment, we are still beta-testing and are looking to get 100 coaches / therapists to trial it for 6 months for free and provide feedback to help the development of the product going forward. If you are interested in being involved, then please register here: FORM

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PictureSpark was originally designed as a tool to aid coaches in helping their clients gain clarity around challenges and solutions to issues in their client’s business or personal lives. However, this has traditionally been used face-to-face in 1-to-1s or workshops. However, we believe there is huge scope by bringing this tool online so it can be used by a wide range of coaches, facilitators, therapists and managers to have in-depth conversations with their clients, coachees and employees. We are currently exploring these avenues.

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All you need to use PictureSpark is a recent Google Chrome web browser and a Google or Microsoft account. If you're doing client sessions over a video call, it works with any video conferencing app (Zoom, Teams, Google Meet).

It is not recommended as you will not be able to see the gallery of pictures clearly enough and, therefore will not be able to make the most of the session.