Does Your Organization Have A Balanced Data Diet?
April 9, 2025
The MyDataPlate framework proposes a balanced approach to data communication across four essential categories: Monitor (tracking anomalies in real-time), Report (providing periodic performance summaries), Explore (investigating patterns and causes), and Explain (translating findings into actionable recommendations). Many organizations over-invest in monitoring and reporting while neglecting exploration and explanation, resulting in data-rich but insight-poor environments that fail to drive meaningful business outcomes.
Why Dashboards (and Dead Men) Tell No Tales
February 13, 2025
Can dashboards really tell stories? Just as dead men tell no tales, dashboards remain silent without a storyteller to bring their data to life. While business intelligence vendors tout automated storytelling capabilities, dashboards serve a different purpose--'storyframing.' Learn why dashboards fall short as storytelling tools and discover the four essential human elements required for impactful data stories. Rather than chasing automated solutions, organizations need to empower their analysts to craft meaningful narratives that drive action.
From Cookbook To Kitchen: Six Ways My Data Storytelling Masterclass Elevates Your Skills
February 4, 2025
A cookbook can teach you recipes, but a master chef can transform your cooking. In this post, I reveal how my data storytelling masterclass goes beyond my book's foundations to elevate your skills through hands-on practice, updated frameworks, and expert guidance. Discover six key benefits that help you craft more compelling, actionable data stories that drive decisions.
Data Stories vs. Stories With Data: What's The Difference?
October 2, 2024
Some use the terms 'data stories' and 'stories with data' interchangeably. Even though they can both leverage data, narrative, and visuals, they serve different purposes and use distinct approaches. To master the art of data storytelling, you must know the important differences between these two common forms of data-related stories.
Drawing Insights: What Data Storytelling Can Learn From Comic Books
April 17, 2024
When you compare data storytelling to any other communication medium, you'll discover an interesting parallel between comic books and data stories. Both of these storytelling formats must balance visuals and words to tell their stories. In this article, I explore five key lessons data storytellers can learn from the world of comic books.
Narrative Reporting vs. Data Storytelling: Complementary But Not The Same
November 30, 2023
Increasingly, more context and interpretation are being added to standard reports. While narrative reporting employs similar tactics and is complementary to data storytelling, it fundamentally differs in its emphasis and structure. In this article, I will explore how narrative reporting is unique from data storytelling and how they can work together in the analytics process.
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