background preloader

Storytelling&Visualization

Facebook Twitter

The Top 6 Data Visualization tools in 2020. 51+ Data Sets for Beginner Data Science and Machine Learning Projects. 47 Top Data Visualization Books. 20.04.2017 by Marisa Krystian Are you looking for a great spring read that is also inspiring and educational?

47 Top Data Visualization Books

We have just the thing! We’ve collected a list of powerful data visualization books from the most revered and experienced authors. It doesn’t matter if you are interested in cartography, journalism, or visualization techniques – this post has something for everyone. Maps & Atlases. Moses Kim's answer to Why is data visualization important? A visual exploration on mapping complex networks. Information Visualization · FH Potsdam · Summer 2020.

Information visualization is concerned with the visual and interactive representation of abstract and possibly complex datasets.

Information Visualization · FH Potsdam · Summer 2020

As we encounter growing datasets in various sectors there is an increasing need to develop effective methods for making sense of data. Information visualization relies on computational means and our perceptual system to help reveal otherwise invisible patterns and gain new insights. Across various fields, there is great hope in the power of visualization to turn complex data into informative, engaging, and maybe even attractive forms.

Untitled. Collection of data visualizations to get inspired and finding the right type. Untitled. Untitled. With the explosion of interest in information visualization, I find taxonomies of visualization approaches to be very useful in organizing knowledge and facilitating use of different visualization approaches.

untitled

The Periodic Table of Visualization Methods, hosted by the impressive Swiss Visual Literacy project, is the most comprehensive visualization taxonomy I have seen. It divides visualizations into Data, Information, Concept, Strategy, Metaphor, and Compound Visualizations. Each of these is then classified as a process or structure visualization, and further subdivided into whether they show detail, overview, or detail and overview, and whether they support convergent or divergent thinking. Dan Roam's Visual Thinking Codex, from his delightful book The Back of the Napkin, strikes an excellent balance between simplicity and comprehensiveness.

The Codex can be found on p. 141 of Dan's book. Untitled. Identify the most effective graphical elements to use in your presentation In this step, decide what charts will provide the most convincing display of your quantitative evidence.

untitled

Take your index cards from step 6, and on each card that represents quantitative data, draw a thumbnail sketch of which chart or graphic you will use to best present that data. Then continue to step 8: Slide layout. Resources. A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods. Business Intelligence and Analytics Software. Data — Information is Beautiful. Balance Data and Intuition to Make Strategic Decisions. Interactive presentation software. How to Make Visual Communication in Online Courses Effective - The WizIQ Blog. A Great Pitch Needs A Great Story - Geoff Nesnow.

Here’s how to tell yours.

A Great Pitch Needs A Great Story - Geoff Nesnow

There is a key moment of any pitch when you pause, when you look up at your audience. Sometimes it comes early, sometimes not until you finish. In that most dangerous of moments, that moment of maximum vulnerability, if you’re paying attention, you’ll know whether you’re going to get a yes, a maybe or a no. Whether you’re pitching your business to an investor, your product to a customer, your ideas to co-workers or yourself to an employer, the same golden rule always applies: All (real) decisions are emotional. After a great pitch, your audience wants your audience you to succeed, wants to purchase your product and wants to see you realize your vision.

You want your audience leaning in — looking for reasons to say yes It’s true that reason and logic play some role in decisions, but they mostly serve to limit potential choices and later to justify decisions. The more important a decision is, the larger the role emotion plays. Storytelling vs Corporate Speak (Infographic) Why Global Influencers And Entrepreneurs Use Stories To Start Movements.

1.

Why Global Influencers And Entrepreneurs Use Stories To Start Movements

Stories inspire Out of all the reasons why stories start global movements, the number one reason is that they inspire people. A movement is a group of people that all believe something similar and form a community around this idea or belief. The Art of Story Telling in Data Science and how to create data stories? References. One of the frequent questions I get asked is "what programmes are available for me to study in order to gain a qualification in data visualisation?

References

" Whilst there are a number of short courses and training events available in the field, the pace of growth in popularity of this subject has not historically been matched by the availability of programmes and qualifications at Universities and Colleges. This appears to be changing. Here is a list compiled from reader suggestions and some personal searching providing a list of the Undergraduate, Postgraduate programmes and one-off modules offered across the globe This list will be kept as up to date and comprehensive as possible but if you identify any gaps please send an email with details/links to the programme in question. Undergraduate Programmes. Interview: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic über fesselndes Storytelling mit Daten.

Kürzlich durfte ich Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic interviewen, die Autorin von “Storytelling With Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals“, die uns alles über ihre Liebe für die Datenvisualisierung erzählt hat.

Interview: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic über fesselndes Storytelling mit Daten

Im vergangenen Jahrzehnt bekleidete sie Positionen als Analystin im Bankwesen, in der Private-Equity-Branche und leitete schließlich das People Analytics Team bei Google. Dort nutzte sie einen datengesteuerten Ansatz, um Informationen für innovative Menschen, Programme und Managementpraktiken bereitzustellen, die dafür sorgten, dass Google die begabtesten Mitarbeiter anzog, weiter entwickelte und langfristig binden konnte. Heute schult Cole Unternehmen und Einzelpersonen in der wirkungsvollen Kommunikation mit Daten. How you would visualize hurricanes — storytelling with data. White Papers, Guides, and More. Declutter Your Data Visualizations. Being Clever with Color. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic: "Storytelling with Data" "Storytelling with Data" by Jonathan Corum. The Power of Storytelling. Blog — Patricia McMillan. In working with leadership teams, I find they’re usually quite ready to embrace the need to tell THE story of the thing they’re doing--the strategy, the proposal, the services they offer.

Blog — Patricia McMillan

But they’re less comfortable about the idea of telling THEIR stories at work--events from their personal experiences. I think there are several reasons for this. First, the idea might not have occurred to them. They want to communicate something about the strategic plan. Why would an anecdote about their kids be relevant? But telling a short, personal story that’s relevant to your message is one of the most powerful ways you can communicate. Patricia McMillan. Digital #storytelling: the next step in digital transformation. How do you recognise solid digital journalism?

Digital #storytelling: the next step in digital transformation

A good web-based story is difficult to consume when you print it out. Recently, I read an interesting post written by Joyce Barnathan, the president of the International Center for Journalists, about her impressions after attending some high-profile journalism conferences. She wrote that being a journalist of the new era is not only about posting photos, tweeting or sharing stories. We’re also redefining the rules of news writing​ and narrative journalism. Prof. Dr. Dieter Georg Adlmaier-Herbst. Home. The 8 Steps of A Great Digital Storytelling Process. March , 2014 Integrating digital storytelling requires more than just knowledge of the web tools to use for creating and sharing digital stories, the process if much more important. Helping kids and students learn through the use of digital storytelling entails the implementation of a well-paced plan that clearly outlines both the objectives and expectations behind this integration.

Samantha Morra (Google certified teacher) has this wonderful visual on the process of digital storytelling. This process comprises 8 steps : Digital storytelling handbook by Prof. David McGillivray. 8 Classic storytelling techniques for engaging presentations. A good public speaker takes their audience on a journey, leaving them feeling inspired and motivated. But structuring your speech to get your ideas across and keep your audience engaged all the way through is tricky. Try these eight storytelling techniques for a presentation that wows. You’re doing a presentation, so you start with the facts you want to get across. Wrong! Humans are hardwired for stories. 13 Great Digital Storytelling Apps for iPad. Stories have a wide range of advantages for students. They help them experience the world, introduce them to other cultures and modes of life, expand their imaginative powers, contextualize their learning, and also individualize it.

Teaching stories has never been as easier as it is now. Technology provided us with a gamut of free tools to create our own stories . We have already posted a very popular article about the best storytelling web services for teachers , these are basically web based tools but there are also useful apps that work on iDevices and have the same features as the web based ones.

StoryKeepers - iPad StoryTelling APPS. 36 Digital Storytelling Sites and Apps From edshelf. By edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Once upon a time, there was a teacher looking for ways to help her students tell a story. She wanted to give them a variety of tools from which to construct their stories. At their school were computer labs, iPad carts, and a BYOD policy. With all those options, she knew there had to be more than just Microsoft Word. Then she found K-12 technology specialist David Kapuler‘s collection of digital storytelling sites & apps.