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Slide Presentation

Upskilling for the Future

Visualizing Planning: Design Tools to Engage Stakeholders

Monday, April 27, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CT
Location: HPCC, Room 330AB
CM: .75
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Division Endorsement: Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division
Engaging with stakeholders in various demographic and social contexts is enhanced by visualizations that bring transparency and understanding to planning processes and development scenarios. This presentation features practical, low-cost visual solutions for connecting with stakeholders and gathering and relaying information in meaningful ways. Presenters identify effective graphic solutions for various user groups and project types and offer examples of site-specific diagramming of land development codes, hands-on sketch-mapping activities in neighborhood planning, and 3D modeling options that level up planners' engagement and communication skills.
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Learning Objectives:

  • Identify appropriate visualizations and graphics to meet specific stakeholder needs and project types.
  • Recommend design tools and solutions for visualizing planning that are both economical and easy for planning professionals to adopt.
  • Evaluate cases of design and graphic tools used to engage diverse audiences and stakeholder groups, from neighborhoods to development professionals.