Provided and own decks
Use metacards decks or upload existing card decks of your own; artwork is not created in the product.
Metaphorical-associative card work
Open image cards turn personal associations into visible conversation material. In metacards, cards can be selected, arranged and connected with the client’s own words and other visual elements.
Work directly with metacards: The card never receives an automatic interpretation. The person viewing it expresses what they notice; the practitioner asks, reflects and structures within the agreed professional frame.
Professional context
What metaphorical-associative card work means
These cards show motifs, scenes, symbols or abstract visual worlds. They can give an unclear topic a visible form, make differences comparable or invite a new perspective.
Meaning is not fixed in the card. It remains personal, contextual and open to change over the course of the conversation.
How card work develops in metacards
- Clarify the questionAgree the topic, purpose and handling of the emerging visual workspace.
- Choose openlySelect one or more cards spontaneously, in response to a question or for comparison.
- Arrange perspectivesMove, group or rotate cards and supplement them with text, shapes, lines or drawings.
- Retain the person’s wordsKeep the visual workspace with the session and return to relevant observations later.
What metacards contributes
Shared canvas work
Cards remain movable and can be connected to words, relationships and other visual content.
Continuity in context
The arrangement can remain connected to client, topics, session and notes.
Within the wider coaching process
Card work can support openings, exploration, perspective work or reflection. metacards provides the card and canvas functions but no diagnostic interpretation or automated summary.
The visual workspace is not an isolated method board: workspaces can remain connected to client, topics and session and be revisited later alongside separate session notes.
Open images are not a diagnostic instrument
No psychological, therapeutic or medical effect is claimed. Selection and facilitation remain with the qualified practitioner and depend on context, topic and consent.
Continue with a relevant next step
Coaching cards
Distinguish open image cards from questions, words, prompts and tasks.
Learn moreSystemic board
Place cards and roles in spatial relationships.
Learn moreDigital whiteboard
Understand the canvas and session context.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
What is metaphorical-associative card work?
It is a visual working method that uses images as open prompts for conversation and reflection.
How is it different from coaching cards?
Metaphorical-associative cards focus on open image associations. Coaching cards may also contain questions, words, prompts or structured tasks.
How does metacards support card work?
It provides card decks and a visual canvas. Cards can be selected, arranged and supplemented with text, shapes, lines or drawings; existing decks of your own can also be uploaded.
Does metacards interpret the images?
No. Meaning is expressed by the person viewing the card and is not inferred or diagnosed automatically.
Try open card work in metacards
Use metacards free for 14 days and see how card selection, shared arrangement and later continuation fit your professional work.