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Participatory Design

Turning reports into change

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Research reports are often packed with text. For the very people they’re about, that text is usually hard to understand.

By involving your target audience in the creative process, we find the right way together to present the results so they actually make sense,
for everyone.

Person not understanding long texts – participatory design
Person not understanding long texts – participatory design
Collaborating to find clear solutions – participatory design
Collaborating to find clear solutions – participatory design
urning feedback into design – participatory design
urning feedback into design – participatory design
Collaboration creates strong bonds and engaged audience – participatory graphic design
Collaboration creates strong bonds and engaged audience – participatory graphic design
Sharing design collaboratively to reach wider audience – participatory graphic design
Sharing design collaboratively to reach wider audience – participatory graphic design

Complexity

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Listening

In our sessions, we explain how research is conducted, why change often takes time, and how challenging it can be to reach decisions together.

In return, the target group advises us on how best to reach them - whether through a flyer, an interactive infographic,
a website, or social media - and which results truly resonate with them.

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Designing

With your feedback in hand, I get to work.
Clear visuals, accessible language, and interactive elements come together in a design that speaks to both professionals and the people at the heart of the research.

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Sharing

We share the final product with all stakeholders, who can then spread it further within their own networks. Together, we create wide visibility and real impact for your research.

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Change

The first step toward change has been taken.
Through dialogue, you and your target group have gained new insights into each other’s perspectives. A strong connection has been built, making the audience part of something bigger.
That’s fertile ground - for future research, and for real, lasting change.

About

There is a significant communication gap between the academic world and practically trained citizens. Both need each other to make a real difference, yet genuine connection proves difficult. By bringing these groups together to develop, visualize, and communicate clear research results, we move closer to understanding each other. And in a time of growing polarization, that is more necessary than ever.

My name is Anke Muijsers. Bridging the gap between academia and everyday expertise has been the thread running through my life:

  • Labeled “low-educated” and ended up highly educated.

  • Moved from the countryside to the Randstad.

  • Lived and worked in countries where I didn’t speak the language.

  • Spent years in the commercial tech industry (San Francisco) before turning my focus to genuinely making the world a bit better.

Vision

With Visual Research Studio, I help people step out of their bubble. This creates space to listen to, learn from, and create with one another.

Visual Research Studio - Participatory Designer - Graphic & Interactive - Utrecht, the Netherlands - mail@visual-research.studio