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Friday, September 19
12:00-1:00 PM

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Friday, September 19 | 12:00-1:00 PM

[CANCELED] Intro to Visual Thinking Strategies

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Join us on Friday, September 19, from 12-1pm, for an introduction to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). Visual Thinking Strategies is a facilitation methodology that uses art or visual stimuli to encourage group participation and critical thinking. It is a methodology that fosters inclusivity, psychological safety, and collaboration in the workplace.

This 60-minute workshop is designed for anyone who leads teams, facilitates discussions, and/or coordinates between diverse groups. You’ll learn how to adapt your communication style to be inclusive to different audiences, using evidence-based reasoning to ensure all voices contribute to a shared understanding. No prior experience with VTS is necessary!

Led by CoDesign Collaborative in partnership with Catherine Clarke, Experience Designer at Fidelity Investments and a Hailey Group VTS@Work-certified facilitator, this hour-long workshop is not just for design and creative professionals—VTS has proven value across industries, including business, healthcare, and education, and helps leaders to unlock their team’s collective potential.

About CoDesign Collaborative
Formerly known as Design Museum Everywhere, CoDesign Collaborative curates and produces design-centered exhibitions, publications, and educational initiatives for creative problem solvers of all ages and career levels. Started in Boston by two designers, we are now a remote-first nonprofit with core communities in Boston, Portland (Oregon), San Francisco, New York City, and beyond.

Meet the Speakers

Catherine Clarke

Catherine Clarke is a Manager of New Hire Experience at Fidelity Investments with a BFA in design from Northeastern University. She is a leader for Fidelity Enable, an advocacy group for people with disabilities, and a certified Visual Thinking Strategies @ Work Facilitator through the Hailey Group. Inclusion and community care is fundamental to her design practice. She is on the Board of Directors at CoDesign Collaborative.

Liana Mestas

Liana Mestas is the Deputy Director at CoDesign Collaborative. She has a love for museums and prior to joining the team, spent nearly seven years fundraising for the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Liana appreciates the ways in which museums, whether in-person or virtual, encourage and introduce people and communities to new and unique experiences, sometimes directly related to art and design, and sometimes simply art and design-adjacent.

Liana has a BFA in Photography from Lesley University College of Art and Design (née The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University) and currently lives in Providence, RI, with her husband, daughter, and hound, Prince.

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