About
Ways to Walk is a walking-based practice that uses facilitated urban walks to help people notice place, reflect together, and imagine what could be different. It’s led by Suzanne Whitby from her base in Innsbruck, Austria.
Behind Ways to Walk
Ways to Walk is led by Suzanne Whitby (that’s me!), a futures facilitator, science communicator, storyteller, and arts-based researcher.
Suzanne created senstoryscapes as part of her doctoral research, building on more than two decades of experience working with scientists, communities, and cultural organisations. She runs participatory walks in Innsbruck, Tirol, and wherever else she happens to be in the world. In her capacity as a participatory experience designer, she occasionally collaborates with artists, researchers, and changemakers across Europe.
For more about Suzanne’s constellation of work, visit suzannewhitby.com.
What matters to me
Slowness
I believe in the pace of walking, the power of pause, and the value of noticing.
Place
Everything I do is grounded in the real: the weather, the textures, the stories of here.
Co-creation
Nothing is created in isolation. Even when I think we’re alone.
Imagination
I make space for new stories to emerge, ones that stretch beyond the expected.
Playfulness
Fun, joy, a sense of play, a smattering of laughter. Because what’s life without these things?
Shaping hopeful, sustainable futures
For individuals, communities, the world.
Participation
Change happens through conversation, curiosity, and shared experience.
Care
I try to hold space gently. That means thoughtful design, kind facilitation, and respect for complexity.