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Trent Wakenight. Turning your ideas and presentations into awesome drawings and graphics. Contact me for graphic recording, facilitation and to visualize ideas.

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Offshore wind, reuse of plastic, and aluminum-based ion batteries... just a few ideas shared at San Francisco Climate Week, and captured by me in this graphic recording.
#graphicrecording
#sfclimateweek
#sfcw
@SFClimateWeek
@Climatebase

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Maps give clarity. I just finished this journey map for Columbia College. It will guide students from enrollment to graduation. Students get instant answers. Staff spend more time doing meaningful work. That's the power of a well-designed visual!
#storymap
#visualization

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"Are you vulnerageous?" My #graphicrecording of an amazing talk by Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid of @UCSF at the Student Senate of CA community colleges
#Generalassembly2026
#sketchnotes

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I created this graphic as a reminder of how AI has evolved over many decades and its role today. What is it augmenting for you?
#ai
#artificialintelligence

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#ai

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This conversation with @simonsinek was one of my 2025 highlights.

Here is my #graphicrecording.

The theme was good #leadership and how to manage #change.

#sketchnotes

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My sketchnotes of a great interview with @arthurbrooks by @GreaterGoodSC #sketchnotes #Happiness

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@RinoTheBouncer Drol

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I had the honor of graphic recording this talk by David Bland at the Chico, CA, GrowTech Fest uniting ideas, entrepreneurs, investors, and students eager to create powerful change in California and the world. #growtechfest
#graphicrecording
#Entrepreneurs
#designthinking

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@NFL_DovKleiman Dexter Bussey

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An inspiring talk on #equity by #drdamonawilliams inviting us all to be Equity Jedi and provide hope to those who are grieving and threatened, shown here in my #graphicrecording from the @CalCommColleges equity conference.

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An honor to graphic record a talk by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. I admired his message to stand together for DEI and for others, even in the face of those in power who want to diminish our solidarity.
#graphicrecording #DEI #equity #highereducation

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Students ask: "What careers are out there, what training do I need, and how much can I earn?" This week, I formed a pathway with CA Sierra region teachers and employers to guide education, and career and economic development in the Sierra region. #HigherEd #CAcommunitycollege

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The big debut! This week is the premiere of the California Higher Education Foresight Map! The map isn’t about predicting one future -- it’s about forecasting many possible futures and for California’s learners.
#HigherEd #Foresight #CaliforniaEducation #Sierraconnectsummit

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Jury duty! Actually, 2.5 days of jury selection. The diversity was fascinating:
AI researcher
Construction worker
Caregiver
Athletic director
CEO
Unemployed
College student
Lab director
Hotel staff
Non-profit leader
Photographer
Psychology prof
Delivery driver
#sketchnotes

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Delegation is a Superpower!
My #sketchnotes from a webinar hosted by Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) -- Yes, the same people who host the huge car show in Las Vegas every Fall. @SEMASHOW
SEMA and has a great line-up #graphicrecording
#sheissema

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@flyntrok Thank you, @flyntrok !

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Lessons for leaders at all levels... This is one of my favorite graphic recordings. It's not the most artistic and is from 2021, but I gain new insights each time I see it. #Leadership #graphicrecording

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California is the world's 4th largest economy with 2 million students attending 116 community colleges. Here's my #graphicrecording from a presentation last week highlighting opportunities for #highereducation in California and the U.S. #vision2030

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Honored to graphic record this talk by @AlexKotran of @aiEDU_ exploring how community colleges and students can leverage AI for education. Clearly, AI will lead to some jobs diminishing or going away, while others will be enhanced and new fields created. #graphicrecording #AI