Finding the right way view your data is as much an art as a science. The visualizations provided on Many Eyes range from the ordinary to the experimental. ManyEyes is deliberately providing a wide array of possibilities since this is an experimental site—and expect to see more soon. The podcast below traces the history of this data visualization project.
Graphic facilitator Bruce Flye describes his experience at the Crisis Leadership Forum capturing the stories of crisis and leadership during and after Hurricaine Katrina.
The power and flexibility of a network--whether a simple group of casual neighbors or a complex next generation communication network--depends not just on the number of connections, but on the quality of the nodes, and more important, the type of nodes. Below is a fantastic intro to the concept of graphs and networks. It helps in understanding the a social graph and how it differs from a social network.
As designers and facilitators of rich conversations, we serve a valuable role in innovation. The network members of Social Media Today are playing in the emerging space of new ways to have those conversations.
Adrian Bejan's field, a 59-year-old professor of mechanical engineering at Duke, is making no small claim when he says that he has discovered another. He calls it the Constructal Law and says it predicts how everything -- from lightning bolts and rivers to plants, people and money -- flows through time and space. It explains why birds and airplanes can fly, how cities grow and epidemics spread. It unravels the mysteries of snowflakes and Egypt's pyramids, the evolution of written languages.
clipped from mediacology.com Ever wanted to know what it’s like to drive in the Information Highway’s slow lane? The International Centre for Physics has created one so you can see how it feels to be in the losing spectrum of the digital media revolution. Click on the link below to try it out.
Presented by Deirdre Crowley clipped from www.cbodn.org This hands-on workshop at the 2008 Chesapeake Bay OD Network Conference in Washington DC will feature practice, discussion and demonstration to provide an introduction to graphic recording – an inspiring and creative technique that uses words and images to capture key content in meetings. Graphic recording allows participants a means of visually working with information while also providing a visual record of the process - a "group memory" - for attendees and a communication tool to share your meeting results with others. Thursday, March 6, 2008 3-HOUR WORKSHOP 5:30-8:30 p.m. Ranges from $150 to $325. You will be given tools and techniques that you can instantly apply to your next meeting. For over a decade, Deirdre Crowley has been providing innovative graphic facilitation, graphic recording and communication design services to clients throughout North America, Europe, Africa, and...
David Gray, founder of Xplane, demonstrates in this simple slide show why any business-oriented visual-thinking person would want to go to this annual conference created, er, for them!
Christian Nold thinks we should pay more attention to how our environment shapes our emotional and physiological states. His work with Bio Mapping—which measures people’s responses to their environment and connects those feelings to their physical location—suggests that a map of emotional landscapes represents a powerful tool for analyzing the relationship between place and broader social issues.
You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world" using extraordinary animation software developed by his Gapminder Foundation.