«Storyboards» for after-tomorrow. Where does planning stand? Opportunities and limits of new tools and experiences for collective vision-making.

In the “era of great uncertainties” (E. Morin), how can we conceptualize long-term transformations in urban and territorial planning? What new tools, updates, and methodological “plug-ins” can we introduce to make planning processes flexible and dynamic while still safeguarding the socio-environmental values of the Transition towards a common future? The article presents the outcomes of a design research aimed at testing a method for the production of strategic and spatial visions in participatory processes for long-term transition of urban and metropolitan areas in Germany. Specifically, the article investigates the potential of the “Storyboard”, a creative method employed in sequential arts, examining the results of its adaptive application in design practices.