Dear Data 2019 – Week 4, Mirrors
Week 4 of the data postcard project Sarah Bartlett and I are working on this year is here. We still have yet to reach consistent timing for postcard arrival. Sarah …
Dear Data 2019 – Week 3, Thank Yous
Week 3 postcards for the data project Sarah Bartlett and I are working on this year have finally reached their destinations. I think we both felt that the mail was …
Dear Data 2019 – Week 2, Transportation
It’s time for week two of the data postcard project Sarah Bartlett and I are working on this year. During this week our focus was spent on transportation, essentially how …
Building an Interactive Visual Resume using Tableau
In the age of the connected professional world it’s important to distinguish and differentiate yourself. When it comes to the visual analytics space, a great way to do that is …
Aiming for data-driven? Don’t forget the people.
I’ve been in this situation too much recently: I’m having a conversation with someone about the state of analytics and there’s a sudden turn to product feature comparison. What follows …
Go Give Back: Tableau Foundation Service Corp
Recently I had the opportunity to finish my first Tableau Foundation Service Corp consult. Something that’s been 2 years in the making. Since my early exposure to the Tableau community …
A follow up to The Women of #IronViz
It’s now 5 days removed from the Tableau Conference (#data17) and the topic of women in data visualization and the particularly pointed topic of women competing in Tableau’s #IronViz competition …
Don’t be a Bridge, Instead be a Lock
Lately I’ve spent a lot of time pondering my role in the world of data. There’s this common phrase that we as data visualization and data analytics (BI) professionals hear …
Boost Your Professional Skills via Games
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were looking for opportunities to get more strategic, focus on communication skills, improve your ability to collaborate, or just stretch …
#IronViz – Let’s Go on a Pokémon Safari!
It’s that time again – Iron Viz! The second round of Iron Viz entered my world via an email with a very enticing “Iron Viz goes on Safari!” theme. My …