Let’s Break it Down: Simplifying Complex Information - Part 1

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COURSE DETAILS

How do you distill a mountain of data into exactly what your audience needs to know? Simplifying complex information is no easy feat, but during this Upskilling series, planners will learn and practice implementing tested strategies for parsing the most important messages and tailoring content to the recipient.

In this first part of "Let's Break it Down: Simplifying Complex Information", Rachel and Andy will outline key considerations for using data most appropriately and will offer approaches for determining the amount and level of content to present to different audience types.

Series co-facilitator Rachel Shindman is a Vice President at Economic & Planning Systems in Denver, Colorado. In her day-to-day work, she uses data and analysis to inform planning efforts, often in the fields of affordable housing, neighborhood planning and stabilization strategies, and transit and infrastructure financing.

Co-facilitator Andy Rutz is the founder of Crescendo Planning + Design and teaches at the University of Colorado–Denver. He has a combined 20 years of experience in urban design, architecture, urban planning, and community engagement in the public and private sectors.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Tools for distinguishing between categories of complex information and presentation types.
  • Identification of audience types and strategies for crafting clear, unbiased communications.
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