Tools & techniques
While statistics, graphs, and numbers can reveal some things about a public space, there is no substitute for spending time watching how people really use it (Madden, 2018). There are lots of proven techniques for observing patterns of use, capturing people's perceptions, and engaging people in the placemaking process.
Learn which technique is best suitable for a given situation. Therefore, it is important to take a close look at all the available techniques, see what the objective is of each tool and decide which tools you want to use in your process. All the tools and techniques can be used in different stages of the placemaking process.
The Placegame: place performance evaluation
For more information and inspiration: Tools from Stipo; Placemaking Europe Toolbox and The Hyper Island Toolbox.