Let’s Break it Down: Simplifying Complex Information - Part 2

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.

Join Rachel Shindman, AICP, and Andy Rutz in "Let's Break it Down: Simplifying Complex Information - Part 2," again after completing the 1st Part of the two-part Upskilling series. By the end of the series, planners will have the confidence to communicate high-level planning information more effectively to a wide range of audiences. Planners in all fields can benefit equally from this series, and an entry-level background is assumed.

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 OBJECTIVES

• Confidence in your ability to guide data-driven decision-making
• Transferable tools that simplify complex information for the audiences your role communicates to most often