Take a ride through the challenging and exhilarating world of SenseMaking with Time Magazine’s SenseMaker Elizabeth Pastor from Humantific in New York. 

Learn the fundamentals of visualizing and organizing to better navigate the complex and fuzzy workplaces of today. And the Future.

  • From Fuzzy to Clear

    Whether navigating personal or work circumstances this program will help you learn new ways to untangle and make sense of complex situations

  • Expert instruction

    Humantific are THE world leaders in sensemaking and they have designed this exclusive course only available in the Academy

  • Learning your way

    Multimodal, online and self-paced leaning content so you can learn in style that suits you.

Is this for me?

If you finds themself challenged at work by increasingly fuzzy problems this course will be an excellent introduction to some powerful approaches and tools for seeking solutions.

Your Skills Coach

Elizabeth Pastor

FWSA Visual SenseMaking Skills Coach

Hi, I’m Elizabeth Pastor your FWSA Visual SenseMaking Skills Coach. My passion lies in helping people to learn, understand and make sense of complex situations in new and inclusive ways.

How the course will transform you

When you have traveled through the entire set of three modules you will be able to:

  • Describe what SenseMaking is in the context of the complex everyday world that we live in today.

  • Detail the historical timeline of the SenseMaking development cycle still underway.

  • Explain How Visual SenseMaking & ChangeMaking can and are being combined to make a better world.

  • Apply the 3 organizing considerations (Content, Purpose and People) Identify the 1st Level organizing system

  • Select the best LATCH organizing framework (Location, Alphabet, Time, Category, Hierarchy)

  • Identify words that trigger visuals in your mind

  • Practice the 4-step process to turn words and ideas into pictures

  • Use your personal visual toolkit and the LATCH visual frameworks

Guide to Program Content

  • 1

    Welcome to Visual SenseMaking Fundamentals

    • Introducing Visual SenseMaking Fundamentals

    • Meet the Production Crew
  • 2

    SenseMaking Introduction

    • SenseMaking Fundamentals Program Overview

    • Definition of SenseMaking

    • Learn More - Visualization

    • SenseMaking Timeline
  • 3

    SenseMaking 1 - What is SenseMaking

    • What is SenseMaking Overview

    • Session 1 Introducing SenseMaking

    • Challenge Yourself - What are the Traits of SenseMakers?

    • Learn More - Number of Emails Sent Daily in the World

    • Session 2 Information Design

    • Challenge Yourself - How do we define SenseMaking?

    • Learn More - What are 4 things that have been done to make the crucial information at an airport (finding your gate) easier in this picture?

    • Session 3 Human Centeredness

    • Challenge Yourself - Put yourself in the shoes of others

    • Session 4 Visual SenseMaking

    • A bit more Information - A Stable and Changing World

    • Challenge Yourself - Examples in our life where information changes
  • 4

    SenseMaking 2 - Become an Organizer

    • Organize Overview

    • Session 1 Introduction to Organize

    • Video - Organize the Canines

    • Session 2 Visual SenseMaking at Work

    • Challenge Yourself - 3 main considerations when organizing information using LATCH

    • Visual SenseMaking at Work - 5 Hats

    • Challenge Yourself

    • Session 3 Let's Practice Organizing

    • Learn More - Consider the complex and fuzzy problem of absenteeism at work

    • Session 4 Some Practical Tips for Organizing

    • Learn More - amazing visualization by the Sunlight Foundation

    • Challenge Yourself - how is color helping?
  • 5

    SenseMaking 3 - Become a Visualizer

    • Visualize Overview

    • Session 1 Introduction to Visualize

    • Learn More Video - Richard Saul Wurman

    • Challenge Yourself - Richard Saul Wurman

    • Session 2 Practice Visualizing!

    • Challenge Yourself - What does LATCH stand for?

    • Learn More - Isotype System

    • Challenge Yourself

    • Session 3 LATCH System Refresher

    • Challenge Yourself - Visual Models

    • Learn More - Organizing Information Is Finite by Nancy Duarte

    • Challenge Yourself

    • Session 4 Practice, Practice, Practice!
  • 6

    SenseMaking Take the Challenge

    • Take the SenseMaking Challenge (for Certificate)