Let’s not overthink Tableau. It’s a tool, and as a tool it can do some pretty cool things. But only if you have a reason to use it. Over the upcoming weeks I’m going to focus on specific tangible examples and use cases. Today I wanted to focus on one easy and powerful way to […]
Is it possible or is it useful?
Every time I drive to visit family in Maryland I sit in DC traffic and think…”I wish we could teleport.” Unfortunately, as far as I know, teleportation is not possible. At one point in time, you could go online and purchase a usb pet rock. This would be something that is possible, but not useful. […]
Why the world needs you to become a catalyst.
Years ago I launched a digital workshop. My goal was to teach evaluators and researchers how to design, based on the challenges that evaluators who design would face. It was exactly how I found success, and built a following, during my own research and evaluation career. The workshop was filled with short courses, activities, and […]
Data Visualization Lessons from a Bad Chart
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 tea. It was the kind of chart that would be overlooked by most, but for some reason it always […]
Last Minute Presentation Design
So you did it again. You had months to draft your story, create your slides, and practice your talk. But here you are, a few days away from the big moment and not even close to ready. But don’t worry, all is not lost. The Assumption So I am going to assume that you have […]
Holistic Content Marketing – A Comic Journey
So what do I do for clients (a.k.a. what is holistic content marketing?) So often consultants and small organizations look at the web as a big time suck. Which is often very true… Their base of online operations (a.k.a. website) is a boring brochure style design with a contact page. For a potential client, one who […]