strategy & imagination

in place

Wayfinding is…

Wayfinding is a creative studio for collective impact. We facilitate and build connections between people and place—in the context of their culture, natural and built environments. We believe in the superpower of relational work for intersectional projects.

We collect personal insights of collective lived experience for projects that are community centered, cultivate civic life and platform the power of deeply storied-place.

We excel at developing strategic direction for our clients. Mapping opportunity to action.

Wayfinding; The act of finding one's way to a particular place.

Wayfinding at the intersections

Creating new pathways for collaborative solutions requires interdisciplinary work.  Navigating intersections – city to community, neighbor to city, people to river to land, community to street to park to forest - means connecting stories from many perspectives.  Wayfinding exists to create these spaces.  We bring creativity for complex projects or initiatives, and build solutions through human connections and networks.

We approach projects holistically from the planning to implementation process, valuing lived experiences, histories, cultural and institutional knowledge, to design frameworks of action for interconnected priorities and outcomes.

CLIENTS + COLLABORATORS 

Albany Park Theater Project, Calumet Collaborative, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago Park District, Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Cook County Forest Preserve, Garfield Park Advisory Committee, Golden Gate Neighborhood Association, Great River Passage Conservancy, 4 Ground Land Art Biennial, Josephine Sculpture Park, The Minnesota Museum of Contemporary Art, Neighborspace, North River Commission, The Office of Cultural Work, Openlands, People for Community Recovery, Raise Your Chi, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, 6018 North, Seitu Jones Studio, UIC Freshwater Lab, Urban Rivers, We Keep You Rolling, and West Side Culture and Arts Council.

We are Midwest-rooted and work everywhere.

Wayfinding Provides:

  • Strategic Project Direction + Action + Management

  • Co-Curated Community Engagements

  • Program and Curriculum Strategy + Design

  • Community Storywork/ Narrative Equity

  • Organizational/ Civic Planning and Implementation

  • Public Learning + Creative Education

  • Leadership Coaching

  • Artistic Adventures

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Interested in learning more—schedule a meet-up to discuss your project. We’ll guide you through every step of the process.