This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Here’s a counterintuitive dataviz principle: Sometimes, it’s easier to understand several small graphs than a single graph. I was recently working with an organization to visualize which states were using their software programs. States might use: Software A Software B Or, both software […]
Designing a Seesaw Graph with Canva and Flourish [Walkthrough]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So welcome to a new series of blog posts. Each will be a type of design walkthrough. In these posts I will start with a chart or piece of information found in a real report and adapt it into something different (not always […]
Centering Equity in Collective Impact
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New Free Course on Micrographics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I’m trying out a new style of course, and for the moment, it’s free. Even the best designed full reports are only read by so many people. It might be the marquee deliverable you pass on to your client. The thing that addresses […]
How to Make a Not-So-Scary Starter Dashboard in Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Dashboards aren’t scary! In this video, let’s make a starter dashboard in Microsoft Excel. You’ll learn how to make four quick visuals: Sparklines Data bars Symbol fonts Color scales I use these visuals over and over in my real-life consulting projects. Watch the […]
14 tips to make reporting easier.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Looking for ways to make reporting easier? In this blog post I share a collection of tips. When talking about my book with folks I get a lot of head nods. But then the obvious question comes next… “Okay, but what do I […]
Collective Impact Model (The Basics)
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Are you reporting or documenting?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Do you know why so many research and evaluation reports are super long and boring? I have a theory. One nice thing about putting all of your ideas into a book is that it makes it easier to chat about those ideas with […]
Mapping community organizing models: An adapted journey mapping approach
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Before the pandemic, Innovation Network partnered with Community Change to document the community organizing models of the nine local grassroots organizations in their Power in Places initiative. One common feature of the organizations (nine grassroots groups across eight states) we worked with is […]
Comment on Tools I use to Be Productive—And Maintain My Sanity by Managing my Research Pipeline using Todoist
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com […] been writing for a long while about how Todoist is my brain. I’ve been using it since 2014 and every year it has gotten better and better at doing what I […]