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Okay, so I'm jobless right now. So I could sit around and mindlessly click the "Easy Apply" button on LinkedIn or I can write about some of the many things that are on my mind. For the moment, I'm …
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There is a saying among sociologists, "so you might not have a job, but at least you'll know why." Well last week, a little over 8 months since I started my position at EnCompass, I lost my job. My …
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Strengths Finder is a type of personality test designed to give individuals a sense of their core strengths. But it's often used in organizations as a way to understand team dynamics and guide team …
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My favorite bad chart sat nearly undisturbed for years in the kitchen cabinet of my former workplace. It was an almost ordinary looking bar chart adorning the side panel of a big yellow box of Lipton …
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It's the difference between is this true, is this false, and is this interesting. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing 10 of the cartoons I created for the Rameses Project on realist …
Another day another website. I decided to split off my professional data design work and start building an online portfolio. So if you want to get a sense for what my professional visualization …
