Picture Cards Tool

Picture cards online

Prompt reflection and conversation in online coaching and facilitation with the metaFox deep pictures.

THE POWER OF PICTURE CARDS

Why working with images changes everything

Bypass the Rational Mind

Images connect directly to the limbic system. With picture cards, you bypass the 'cognitive guardians' and reach the core of the topic faster.

See What You Feel

Emotions are often hard to put into words. Photocards online provide a visual vocabulary for complex internal states.

Universal Access

Whether you call it 'Prompt Cards' or 'Photocards' - visual language works across cultures and languages. Now essentially available online.

The Metaphorical Bridge

A picture allows clients to speak in metaphors. This unveils subconscious patterns that purely rational talk often misses.

Break Circular Thinking

When a client is stuck in a loop, a random picture card introduces a new stimulus that forces the brain to create new neural pathways.

Psychological Safety

It is easier to talk about 'the stone in the picture' than 'my heavy burden'. Externalizing the problem makes it manageable.

THE BASICS

How to coach with pictures

You can use picture cards in a variety of contexts - to create psychological safety in a small group, to explore an issue in 1:1 coaching or anchor a goal deeply and beyond cognition.

Most picture card exercises follow 3 simple steps:

Step 1: Prompt question - Engage your participants with a reflection question.

Step 2: Card choice - Each participant chooses a picture card as their answer.

Step 3: Conversation - Everyone shares their thoughts and feelings using their picture.

Guiding picture choice

What makes pictures so versatile as a coaching and facilitation method is how you can prompt your clients to choose their picture. By guiding them with a question like "Which picture describes how you are here today?" or "Which picture describes your ideal outcome?" you can use the method in any part of the journey.

Group of people choosing picture cards for a coaching exercise

Hands holding a picture card with many cards spread out

The art of going deeper

Once a client has selected their picture, you can explore an image in depth. Have them describe it. Follow up with questions like: "What shapes and colors do you see?", "Which detail catches your eye?", "What do you think is missing?"

These are just examples. You can work with random cards. Have participants choose images for the other. Your creativity as a coach is the only limit. And the best: with metaFox.online, all this is possible in the digital space.

HOW IT WORKS ONLINE

From Tool to Insight in 5 Steps

Open the Tool

Launch the Picture Cards tool directly from your dashboard or within an active whiteboard session. No installation needed.

Select a Card Set

Choose from various metaFox deep pictures sets. Work with positive metaphors for icebreakers, the 'World of Emotions' if you want to explore dark themes or abstract illustrations for a new approach.