Do You Speak the Language of Data?
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” as Peter Drucker famously said. We know that data should be at the heart of every decision we
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“You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” as Peter Drucker famously said. We know that data should be at the heart of every decision we
Becoming. Such a powerful, simple word. When it stands alone, it evokes something so much larger than simply “learning some skills” or “getting a job”
Data visualization has a broad definition. It simply means data that has been made visual. So this includes simple charts and graphs, complex data storytelling
Who knew when I wrote these opening words for this lesson that we would be in the midst of one of the great global challenges
Ouch. Sorry about that…but not really. You see, the first lesson in maps is to know that 100% of all map people are suckers for
Word clouds are perfectly fine. If you want to show your audience a vague depiction of word frequencies in a document, go for it. But
No, I don’t mean how to have a billion-dollar valuation. I mean how can you be that most-rare person who shines in all four key
How much does all the sand in the Sahara Desert weigh? One way to answer that question is to estimate it. You take a small
What does Winston Churchill have to do with data visualization? Nothing (that I know of) but his quote above is a perfect reason to bring
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