About

Where data meets
visual language.

Jihyun Lee (Jilly)
Jihyun Lee (Jilly)
Graphic Facilitator · Seoul
Graphic Recorder
Independent Researcher

My drawings begin with data.

I studied Human Resources Development (Industrial-Organizational Psychology) at Sungkyunkwan University. At KRIVET (Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training), I managed data across 435 universities and identified a hidden national crisis — university departments had expanded from 2,300 to 23,500 entirely untracked, which led to a nationwide standardization project and an amendment to Korea's education administration law.

At Hanyang University, I designed the Personalized Education Matching System — analyzing student competency data to connect students with tailored academic pathways.

Working in complex multi-stakeholder environments, I began asking: why do people hear the same words and understand them so differently? That question led me to facilitation — and then to graphic facilitation.


Three Intersections

Data & Education
Higher Education Research
600K+ national records analyzed
Visual Communication
Graphic Facilitation
5,000+ global participants
Future Innovation
AI × Visual
Collective intelligence research

Scientist Practitioner

My goal has always been to be a Scientist Practitioner — someone who builds bridges between research and practice.

Graphic Facilitation is often confused with graphic design or illustration. In the field, it's sometimes treated as a vendor service. I've spent 10 years pushing back against that misunderstanding through the quality of the work itself.

International conferences, corporate strategy workshops, government deliberation, education settings, community spaces — in all of them, the same thing happens: when visualization begins, the quality of the conversation changes.


OECD e-Leaders Forum WAC 2022 IAF 2017 Asia Conference Let's DMZ Forum GHSA Field WAC 2024 WHO GHSA OECD e-Leaders Forum Johnson & Johnson APAC IAF Asia Conference 2017 IAF Asia Conference 2024 Courage to Soar 2024 Woori Bank Green Smart School

2024–
Inksight Korea Operator
Inksight Korea Operator · Certified by Maaike Borsboom (International Certified Trainer)
2022–
Miller Analytics LLC — VP, Global Operations
USPTO co-inventor · AI/data intelligence platform for automated driving safety infrastructure
2022–25
IFVP Global Board of Directors
International Forum of Visual Practitioners — Board Member, 30+ countries
2016–
Visual Sharing — Founded
Graphic Facilitation · Recording · Training — 10+ years, 200+ projects
2011–12
KRIVET — Research Associate
Higher education funding data analysis; university department code standardization (law amendment)
2010–11
Hanyang University — Research Associate
Designed Personalized Education Matching System (PEMS)
2007–10
Sungkyunkwan University — M.A., HRD
Human Resources Development (Industrial-Organizational Psychology)

Publications · Global Activity · Media

📚
Book · 2020
The World of Visual Facilitation

Unlock Your Power to Connect People & Ideas — Amazon global publication, co-author (chapter contributor)

🎤
Speaker · 2025
Sketch Your Mind 2025 Conference

"Structuring Your Visuals for AI — The Logical Sketchnote" — International visual thinking conference

🌐
Board · 2022–2025
IFVP Global Board of Directors

International Forum of Visual Practitioners — Global professional association board member

🏢
Global Ops · 2022–
Miller Analytics LLC — VP, Global Operations

USPTO co-inventor · EIVA public safety data intelligence framework · FEMA COGID holder


"Beyond simply documenting what is —
visualizing what the system needs to become next."

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