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About this event
Starting at 16:30, we're thrilled to welcome back Simon Rowe (Storytelling With Data) for a discussion on The Curse of Knowledge, followed by a talk from Neil Richards (JLL Global Data Fluency Lead) on Questions In Data Viz - How Curiosity Leads to Creativity. After our two speakers (with a break in the middle), we'll have some food and drink and get some networking done. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Speakers
Simon Rowe
Storytelling with Data
Data Storyteller
Neil Richards
JLL
Global Data Fluency Lead
When
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM (UTC)
The Curse Of Knowledge - Simon Rowe (Storytelling With Data)
The curse of knowledge is a bias occurring in an individual, who when communicating with an audience, assumes a similar amount of understanding and background knowledge from that audience. It’s a trap that we are all vulnerable to, and it manifests in all kinds of ways. As you can imagine, this is less than ideal for an audience, who without that essential context is likely to make incorrect assumptions, draw faulty conclusions, and/or feel overwhelmed by or disengaged from the subject matter. In this session, I will walk through a specific example, and intentionally curse ourselves with the knowledge of what it’s conveying before revealing how we can break that curse and build a compelling communication for our audience.
5:30 PM
Questions in Data Viz - How Curiosity Leads to Creativity - Neil Richards (JLL)
Themed around Neil's blog and book "Questions in Dataviz" we will discuss the importance of asking questions - questioning standard accepted practices to move from conventional best practice visualisation types to more creative/unconventional visualisations. Adopting this mindset helps lead to new creative ideas, while building up ideas and skills to help you in future projects
6:15 PM
Networking & Pizza
Chance to catch up on events, get some food and grab some swag!
