Within and across organisations, visual tools (e.g., charts, diagrams, models) are being increasingly adopted by managers, policy makers and project teams to inform their decision making. And yet our understanding of the role of visual tools in decision practices is still limited. An international workshop set up by Professor Alberto Franco (Loughborough University) aimed to fill this gap, by drawing on the knowledge, perspectives and experiences of scholars from different disciplines. An attempt was made to leverage insights from disciplines as diverse as strategy as practice, system dynamics, geovisual/geospatial planning, communication research, and operations management. Topics of discussion included, but were not limited to, i) the role of visual tools in the formation of strategy, ii) the use of 3D/4D visualization in design and decision making, and iii) the generation of options through simulation modelling. This workshop laid the foundation for an international research network on visual decision practices, by providing participants with opportunities for learning, networking, and collaborating.