strategy & imagination
in place
Wayfinding is…
a creative consultancy for collective impact. We facilitate and build connections between people and place—in the context of their natural and built environments. We believe in the superpower of relational work for cross sectoral and intersectional projects and convenings. We use artistic processes to provide direction and action to light up new pathways. Wayfinding connects stories of lived experience bridging civic projects to community centered, nature inspired solutions through human connections.
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 challenges, and navigation toward solutions through human connections.
We approach projects holistically from the planning to implementation process, valuing lived experiences, histories, cultural and institutional knowledge to build frameworks of action toward mutually beneficial goals and outcomes.
CLIENTS + COLLABORATORS
Albany Park Theater Project, Calumet Collaborative, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago Park District, Cook County Forest Preserve, Garfield Park Advisory Committee, Golden Gate Neighborhood Association, 4 Ground Land Art Biennial, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Neighborspace, North River Commission, Openlands, People for Community Recovery, Raise Your Chi, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, 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
Co-Created Community Engagements
Program and Curriculum Strategy + Design
Community Story Work / Narrative Equity
Organizational / Civic Planning and Implementation
Creative Education
Artistic Adventures
Connect
Interested in learning more—schedule a meet-up to discuss your project. We’ll guide you through every step of the process.