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This article deals with multiple uses of narratives and visualization tools during a methodological process. Narratives—traditionally used as empirical materials—are often associated with an interpretative perspective. Though they can also be used differently, these kinds of uses are usually not presented in the same article. The purpose of this article is rather to show a methodological framework based on narratives with different functions: preparatory reflexive work, information collection, generic knowledge building, and knowledge communication. This framework also relies on visualization tools that remain underdeveloped to date.