Last week we officially launched the new Eval Central (a.k.a. the FreshSpectrum Community of Practice). For the launch on Thursday, September 18, we had a simple evaluation resource sharing …
5 reporting myths that need to die.
Researchers and evaluators have developed some bad reporting habits. This post seeks to dispel some of the myths that keeps those bad habits thriving. In today's post: Myth #1. Your final …
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What you will learn if you join my workshop.
Just a note before I jump in. The pre-launch discount for my workshop expires tomorrow (9/8) at 12PM eastern. The workshop will never be cheaper! Over the years, when a colleague would take a …
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It’s not about the charts.
If you just want to create better charts, don't join my workshop. I have no desire to compete with my friends Stephanie Evergreen and Ann K Emery on fundamental visual reporting and chart …
Beyond Better Charts – My New Workshop on 21st Century Reporting
If nobody sees your amazing chart, can you still call it amazing? For data to have an impact, it needs to be the right data, reaching the right person, at the right time, and in the right …
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DataViz for Anti-Racism [Free Course]
No new cartoons or lengthy blog post this week. Instead I launched a course. It only has one module now, but I have plans for more. And did I mention it was free? What you will learn Not …
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Hiring Guide: Data Experience Designer
Organizational data strategy needs a redesign for companies to extract the most value from their data infrastructure. Through this series of blog posts I plan to describe in detail, conceptual …
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Mixing LinkedIn with an occupational identity crisis
So keeping this series going until I run out of reflections (not very likely), or until I get bored of this topic (more likely). We're now on step 3. Phase 1: Freaking out and sending a lot of …
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Evaluation’s shift towards irrelevance, my network trust fall, and other reflections
Things are looking up. And while I retain a hefty bit of cynicism, I feel better about the future. The following are thoughts I considered keeping inside my head. But after all the help and …
Forget dashboards, start with better data user interfaces
How do you interact with data? Is it through a report or brief? A place where you'll find the data has been selected, polished, and tailored for a very specific purpose. A purpose that may or …
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