Visualization Methods. . . there are more than you might think.
Let´s be honest, most planning and research presentations never get far beyond bar charts, pie charts, never ending bullet points and maybe some stock pictures of "consumers" and bits of clip art. So here is a Periodic Table of Visualization Methods from Process Visualization, posted by Influx and threebillion.com. (To see the interactive version go straight here). They are grouped by:

• Data Visualization
• Information Visualization
• Concept Visualization
• Strategy Visualization
• Metaphor Visualization and something called
  
• Compound Visualization

I counted a total of 108 possibilities. Worth a look, especially those under Concept, Strategy and Metaphor.