This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So this question came up from a participant during my data storytelling workshop. The question was something like, “How do you train others on your team to find, and then tell, stories?“ During the prior session, we had gone through a series of […]
Creative Self-Assessment
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. If I could go back in time to my university days, I would certainly take some different electives. Like so many of you, I spent my time in college learning how to be a social scientist. Which included absolutely zero practical creative or […]
Finding meaning in our work
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I fell into the world of data visualization in 2008, when an executive at the non-profit I was working for at the time decided to send a few of the younger staff members to a local talk by Edward Tufte. My colleagues were […]
Data Storytelling Comics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. As I get ready to deliver my live data storytelling workshop (hint, hint), I decided to develop a series of comics. My goal over the next week is to create at least 20 (this post will grow as I go). Here’s what I […]
Events
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. On this page I’ll be listing all upcoming live events, along with the relevant registration or RSVP pages. May 2024 5/14 & 516 – Workshop: Everyday Visual Reports [Register] The next live session of my Everyday Visual Reports workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, […]
We are story finders.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. When I started drawing comics, back in the early 2010s, there were these really popular animations put together by the Royalty Society of Arts (RSA) in London. My comics have always been pretty simple in format. And early on, before I would even […]
Who is the Hero? Storytelling Methods for Data People.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Good stories always have heroes, even data stories. So who is the hero in your story? So technically, a story is just a sequence of events. And you can layout a sequence of events without the use of characters. But thinking of your […]
What is Card Sorting? UX Methods for Data People
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Card sorting is a user experience research method useful in discovering how people organize and prioritize different topics. The method is pretty simple. You start with a set of topics on notecards or sticky notes. Then you ask your research participant to organize […]
How to become a data designer.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Ever wonder why some data teams deliver really nice looking reports while others seem like they’re stuck in the late 90s? The more I work with different research and evaluation teams, the more I find that reporting quality usually comes down to the […]
My Cartoon Illustration Process – Realist Evaluation Comics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Back in 2017 I was commissioned by the RAMESES II project (funded by *NIHR) to draw a series of cartoons on realist evaluation. They have been made available for royalty-free use at ramesesproject.org, along with a collection of other realist evaluation resources. In […]