Lind, Marianne and Gläser, Franziska (2023) I Spy with My Little Eye: The power of visual facilitation in participatory processes. In: Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design Volume: RSD12, 06-20 Oct 2023.

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Abstract

Observations of an illustrator and a landscape architect
This paper aims to investigate how visual techniques can improve collaboration and foster participatory design processes, ultimately leading to sustainable change. The authors propose that utilising various visualisation techniques can lead to improved solutions for future challenges that require collaboration across different fields. Drawing on their combined 20 years of experience, one as an illustrator and the other as a landscape architect, they emphasise the benefits of visual facilitation that stem from their personal experience and preference for visual thinking and making sketch notes. By exploring the cognitive aspects and the potentials found in visual thinking, the authors aim to shed light on the valuable contributions of visualisation in facilitating effective collaboration and driving innovation in multidisciplinary contexts. The authors have chosen graphic recording and gigamapping as two co-creating methods to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of these visual methods and provide a deeper understanding of how visualisations can enrich systems oriented design processes. Using these two examples, they want to motivate system oriented designers not only to enrich their processes with visualisations but also to recognise the strong influence of such methods in co-designing processes to promote collective idea generation. This paper will explore the extent to which visual thinking techniques can support collaborative and participatory processes in systems oriented design.

Item Type:	Conference/Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Facilitation, visualisations, participatory processes, collaborative work
Divisions:	Faculty of Design
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2026 20:48
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2026 21:00
URI:	https://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/4923

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