Changing the data visualization culture
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Manuel Frias is working to change the data visualization culture at HELCOM, where he has worked for 6 years. He became interested in data visualization after seeing books on the topic and realized there was room for improvement. His mission is to challenge traditional views that scientists and policymakers don't need to pay special attention to visualization. Some obstacles include perceptions that simplifying means dumbing down and that people don't know how to draw. Frias is using subtle strategies like putting design books in communal areas and including more graphs in reports to gradually influence the culture over time.
Changing the data visualization culture
- 1. Changing the data visualization culture in HELCOM Manuel Frias Nordic Open Data Week Visualization day Helsinki 4 June 2015
- 5. I have been working 6years at the HELCOM Secretariat
- 6. The project that opened my (dataviz) eyes
- 8. Hermanni Backer We were the lead partners and this guy was the project manager
- 9. One day I saw this book in his room. It opened my eyes...
- 10. I started to get interested in data visualization. My modest library
- 12. These books opened my eyes even more
- 13. After reading those books I realized there is ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT regarding data visualization.
- 14. In 15 seconds, how many ship incidents are in the Baltic Sea?
- 15. Which station has the highest value in 2005?
- 16. If you could do it you have superpowers JD Hancock
- 17. MISSION I decided I have a...
- 18. MISSION
- 19. It is a road full of obstacles Mooi Hsieh
- 20. Traditionally, they haven’t paid special attention to visualization Scientists Policy-makers
- 21. ...and they have several ideas I’d like to challenge...
- 22. Idea
- 23. Content is king
- 24. Content is king
- 25. Content and design are kings
- 26. Idea
- 27. We don’t know how to draw! Dan Roam ”Blah, blah, blah”
- 28. Idea
- 29. Simplify = dumbing down
- 30. Obstacle 4 Simplify = dumbing down ”Simplicity is about substracting the obvious and adding the meaningful” John Maeda
- 31. Simplify = dumbing down
- 32. to change the visualization culture in HELCOM Subtle strategies
- 33. Strategy
- 34. I whiteboards
- 35. My colleague Florent and me use it almost daily
- 37. Strategy
- 38. Year 2013: Report with lots of numbers screaming for graphs
- 40. Strategy
- 41. Sometimes I put visualization and design books on the kitchen table.
- 42. More ideas? Please share them!!!! @manolofrias https://fi.linkedin.com/in/manuelfrias