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Professional chart looker-atter. Author of "The Big Picture" and co-author of "The Big Book of Dashboards." James Jamerson disciple.
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Hey dashboard designers: This may be controversial, but I think a dashboard is a terrible place to *tell* a data story. But a good dashboard can be an indispensable tool for helping you and your organization *find* data stories worth telling. Learn more at buytickets.at/datarevelati...

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Hey, dashboard designers: Is this chart in your chart vocabulary? It's one of my favorite ways to show "now vs. then" along with percent change. We'll examine this chart--and dozens--more in my upcoming dashboard design workshop May 27 and 29. Learn more at buytickets.at/datarevelati...

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

FAVOR: Please take this one-question survey. If my theory is correct, we'll have some interesting data to visualize. www.surveymonkey.com/r/8BLVDW9

submitted 74 days ago • 2 comments

Not one but TWO dashboard design workshops coming up soon! May 27 and 29 -- Online (two half-days). June 5 -- In person as part of the Marketing Analytics Summit on Phoenix. May: buytickets.at/datarevelati... June: marketinganalyticssummit.com/workshop/bui...

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I'm delighted that I will be presenting twice at the upcoming Tableau Conference. 1) **Visualizing Survey Data with Tableau** After a multi-year hiatus I'll be sharing what's new, what's stood the test of time, and what you absolutely need to know in order to excel in your survey data efforts.

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

I'm agonizing over an essay I'm writing about storyFINDING vs. StoryTELLING vs StorySPINNING. I'm in the "it's easier to research than to write" phase. I came across this terrific post (and viewpoint) from @visualisingdata.com. See visualisingdata.com/2015/02/visu...

submitted 146 days ago • 3 comments

I'm a big fan of @borowitzreport.bsky.social. He's a brilliant satirist. This article pushed me past the tipping point. I encourage to you to read it and share with friends. www.borowitzreport.com/p/time-to-un...

submitted 147 days ago • 1 comment

@infowetrust.com I'm grateful for the good you bring into the world. And now with the updated and remastered version, you've brought some "better" into the world. I encourage people to visit infowetrust.com

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This just nails it.

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In working with @abmakulec.bsky.social, Jeffrey Shaffer, and @acotgreave.bsky.social on our new book, I got to revisit this article from @elibryan.bsky.social . He is seriously bad-ass. Make sure to check out his other pieces for DVS Nightingale. nightingaledvs.com/unfair-compa...

submitted 158 days ago • 1 comment

We need your help! Please take this two-question survey about whether you think most dashboards fail. I'm working with Jeff Shaffer, @acotgreave.bsky.social and @abmakulec.bsky.social and with just a few more responses we'll be able to narrow the margin of error. www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6YGR6Z

submitted 161 days ago • 1 comment

I have no idea how Amazon's algorithm works, but the price for The Big Book of Dashboards is the lowest it's ever been (at least in the US.) www.amazon.com/dp/1119282713 @acotgreave.bsky.social

submitted 163 days ago • 3 comments

If I only had 20 seconds to advise someone about color use in data visualization, it would be this. www.linkedin.com/pulse/haiku-... @abmakulec.bsky.social @acotgreave.bsky.social

submitted 165 days ago • 3 comments

How often does a CHART play a pivotal role in a TV show? This one from the Hulu mini-series "Dopesick" sure did. We'll explore this and nine other charts from TV shows in our upcoming Chart Chat on December 12. https://buff.ly/4irpEtP

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Is this one of the best charts EVER shown on TV? It's the infamous "pie chart of my favorite bars" from "How I Met Your Mother." We'll look at this, and nine other delights in our upcoming Chart Chat Livestream on December 12. Join us! https://buff.ly/4irpEtP

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Only two spots left for my upcoming dashboard design workshop on December 3 and 5. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3Bm0wnA

submitted 202 days ago • 0 comments

Friends, What do you call a collection of related dashboards? Tableau has the concept of a workbook that can contain multiple dashboards. You can click something in one that then displays a different dashboard. I believe PowerBI calls these things either a workspace or a Power BI app.

submitted 212 days ago • 4 comments

Now I have to find a really nice circular frame. As a business dashboard person, I'm not supposed to like this... but I do... a lot.

submitted 214 days ago • 1 comment

Do most business / organizational dashboards fail? What do YOU think? Please let me and @abmakulec.bsky.social, Jeffrey Shaffer, and @acotgreave.bsky.social know. www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6YGR6Z

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Do most dashboards fail? I'd love to know what YOU think. Please take this two-question survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6YGR6Z #dashboards #success #failure

submitted 228 days ago • 2 comments

BANs (Big-Ass Numbers) I used to look at BANs--large, occasionally overstuffed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)— as ornamental rather than informational. I’ve changed my mind. At least BANs with *context*. We'll explore this in my upcoming dashboard design workshop. https://buff.ly/3YaZUtM

submitted 256 days ago • 0 comments

The latest Big Book of Dashboards / Chart Chat newsletter. mailchi.mp/bigbookofdas...

submitted 257 days ago • 0 comments

Hey dashboard designers: This may be controversial, but I think a dashboard is a terrible place to *tell* a data story. But a good dashboard can be an indispensable tool for helping you and your organization *find* data stories worth telling. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3YaZUtM

submitted 258 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, dashboard designers: Is this chart in your chart vocabulary? It's one of my favorite ways to show "now vs. then" along with percent change. We'll examine this chart--and dozens--more in my upcoming dashboard design workshop December 3 and 5. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3BqDagl

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