Tag: dataviz

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Tips on becoming a Visual Organization

There’s little doubt that basic, static pie charts and even infographics can tell a story. But, as I write in my new book, Visual Organizations understand that contemporary dataviz tools are just plain better. They allow for a high degree of interactivity, motion and animation. So, what does this mean?

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Staying employable in an era of big data

Data matters more than ever. Progressive organizations such as Netflix, the University of Texas System and others are using contemporary data visualization tools to find the signal in the noise that is big data. Dataphobes won't be able to hide for much longer. These facts were very much on my mind as

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Visualizing the next Whatsapp

There's been no shortage of eye-opening mergers and acquisitions activity in the news lately. Tumblr might have been the trojan horse of the more recent and expensive M&A activity; OcculusVR, Nest and Whatsapp have made many Wall Street "experts" ask the bubble question. With all this activity, one has to wonder if

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The case for contemporary dataviz and big data

We live in an era in which it's not terribly difficult for companies to ape many of their competitors' products and services, especially digital ones. For relatively small amounts of money (compared to years past), an organization can more or less mimic another's raison d'être and even specific functionality. As for design,

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Better data through visualization

While we live in an era of big data, it's folly to claim that all data is accurate. Just because you read something on the internet doesn't make it true. In this post, I'll look at two organizations that are working to increase data accuracy and transparency. I'll spare you

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Kodak and the provincial data mind-set

Few companies had histories as storied as Eastman Kodak. Although the company developed the first digital camera in 1975, "the product was dropped for fear it would threaten Kodak's photographic film business." [Wikipedia] Well, we all know how that turned out. In September, the company emerged from bankruptcy, but its future is anything