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Show RCA 2019

Laurenz Reichl

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  • WHYS is an online platform that helps professional decision-makers understand context in its full depth

    WHYS is an online platform that helps professional decision-makers understand context in its full depth, Laurenz Reichl 2019

  • WHYS replaces texts in spreadsheets, emails, reports, and news with a simple, interactive visual diagram. Testers were 10 times faster extracting information with such a visualisation

    WHYS replaces texts in spreadsheets, emails, reports, and news with a simple, interactive visual diagram. Testers were 10 times faster extracting information with such a visualisation, Laurenz Reichl 2019

  • From simple decisions to debates as complex as Brexit, WHYS structures information

    From simple decisions to debates as complex as Brexit, WHYS structures information, Laurenz Reichl (MA/MSc Global Innovation Design, 2019)

  • A toolbox of algorithms allows any user to make sense of data. No matter how large the dataset, one single slider is enough to drill down into the key concepts

    A toolbox of algorithms allows any user to make sense of data. No matter how large the dataset, one single slider is enough to drill down into the key concepts, Laurenz Reichl 2019

Major project:

WHYS – context for decision making

WHYS is a decision support tool for the information age. The online platform combines technology and the power of the human mind to help politicians, managers, or doctors make informed decisions. WHYS speeds up and simplifies accurate understanding of context, allowing decision-makers worldwide to make better decisions.

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  • Laurenz Reichl applies design as a Swiss Army Knife, when it comes to solving any sort of problems. His projects bring curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity together with a healthy portion of common sense and pragmatism.

    Then, after figuring out what can be done to go a step towards a better world, the only thing left is to do it. 

  • Previous degrees

  • BA Communication Design, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, 2011
  • Experiences

  • Freelance design, strategy, and project management experience since 2009
Royal College of Art