August 9, 2013
Graphical innovation in delivering workforce analytics
Via Nathan Yau (from a source that evades Google’s reverse image search), another innovation in data visualisation
If you’re the first person to use a data visualisation idea, it’s just possible that it’s because it isn’t a very good idea.
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It is from visier.com (specifically, http://info.visier.com/Portals/134573/docs/Visier_Workforce_Analytics_5_Critical_Indicators_White_Paper.pdf ). Not many companies claim to be “an innovation leader in delivering… analytics”. I wonder why.
11 years ago
I simply love that final sentence. There is quite of a bit of demand from clients to represent their data in unique ways – honestly it can be a challenge doing this while keeping the representations accurate and meaningful.
I fully expect that something I’ve done will end up being critiqued here one day. Always slightly freaked out about that when I’m producing graphics – I think that’s a good thing though!
11 years ago