Heatwaves are an increasingly common and deadly climate event. According to the WHO, from 1998-2017, over 166,000 people died due to heatwaves, 70,000 of those lost their lives due to a single heatwave in Europe in 2003.1 As the number of heatwaves and the related death toll continue to rise, it begs the question: why…
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Cartoonathons: How to Use Humor to Drive Insights
Lately, problems and risks feel unavoidable; yet, they must be faced, whether within your community or in your business. So how do you get people excited about discussing tough issues and encourage teams to lean into solving them versus becoming overwhelmed and disengaged? How do you build trust and inspire communication when everything feels fraught?…
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Have I got an Ebook for you!
I don’t know about you, but since the pandemic began, it seems like all I do is one Zoom meeting after another. My hair-product bills have gone through the roof and I’ve already worn through three pairs of sweatpants. BUY THIS CARTOON Zoom fatigue is definitely real and so is Zoom anxiety. Many of my…
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What’s the Point? Cartoon Humor and Deeper Meaning
Here’s a funny cartoon by Bruce Eric Kaplan: BUY THIS CARTOON For a cartoon to be funny is essential, but for me, a great cartoon can also do more. It can present complicated ideas or uncomfortable truths in a way that people actually enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, funny for funny’s sake — like art…
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Case Study: Harnessing Humor to enable difficult conversations
Helping increase engagement with the World Bank’s “Government Accountability and Citizen Engagement” Session At CartoonStock, we talk a lot about how humor can be used in business to drive home your message, engage with customers, build relationships, entertain and earn attention. These same advantages can be applied well beyond the business world, as evidenced by…
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Liam Walsh Cartoons: EXCLUSIVELY on CartoonStock.com
Licensing for New Yorker cartoonist Liam Francis Walsh is now exclusively available on CartoonStock! Liam Francis Walsh is an award-winning cartoonist, author, and illustrator. His cartoons appear in The New Yorker since 2011 and he is the author of two children’s books, “FISH” and “Make a Wish, Henry Bear.” He is currently working on a…
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