An introduction to data visualization and the data innovation project which will be used throughout the workshop.
Why do decision makers choose to embrace or ignore evidence? This session will explore the how and why people make decisions and insights into how data storytelling can influence and drive change.
Participants explore a learning framework within which they will actively build a data story during the workshop. This session will introduce the framework and participants will complete Step 1 in small groups.
Complex ideas begin as simple drawings. And data visualization is no exception. We often imagine the creators of infographics as master programmers and number crunchers. But, many times, their primary design tools are pen and paper. This session will explore how to use sketch techniques as a preliminary tool to design a data visualization landscape.
Translating dry reports and databases into a format that resonates with human beings is one of the main purposes of data visualization. To make data relevant, it not only needs to be visual, it needs to stimulate people, catalyze actions, and lead to change. In this session, we'll explore how to build a powerful data story.
Working in small groups, participants will continue to create their data story, focusing on building action and emotion into the visualization.
In this session participants will be immersed in a story of data, truths, lies and treachery as two experienced data storytellers tell you two different stories emerge from the same data set. As the stories unfold, you will learn how they are created and why it is important for the storyteller and audience alike to learn the language of data storytelling.
The facilitator provides a quick review of work to date, what to expect on Day 2 and brief introductions to the leaders of the breakout sessions.
Each small group is assigned to one data visualization expert and works with that expert to visualize their data innovation story.
The data stories developed by each small group will be used to gain insights into the power of data visualization and what data storytellers need to do to influence change.
