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Scenarios for a Qlik Sense data story

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Real data storytellers know that data framed in a story is much more effective than data standing all alone by its naked self. They also know that storytelling is a giant that can lose much of its power when tied down to a vendor’s product.

We can applaud Qlik for respecting these facts. We can also applaud McKesson senior director of procurement analytics Jin Ro, who talked about storytelling last Thursday at the Qlik Virtual Forum. And let’s give an extra whistle for saving any mention of Qlik Sense for the end.

In his half hour keynote, he started with the case for stories: He recounted an experiment in which stories were shown to be far more memorable than data.… Read the rest “Scenarios for a Qlik Sense data story”

Bad stories stop good data at the water cooler

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We agree by now that data’s a good compass. One neglected question is tougher: Which map?

Everyone’s known the kind of “grouchy guy” TDWI instructor Kellee M. Franklin, Ph.D tells about. This guy knew better than most of his co-workers about how their Washington, D.C. defense agency worked. And he was frustrated.

Over the years, he had offered a series of genuinely beneficial ideas over years — and saw each one ignored. He had become known as a complainer. No matter what he said, no one listened to a single word anymore.

Ignoring relevant data

“We have blinders on,” she said.… Read the rest “Bad stories stop good data at the water cooler”

“Big changes” in storytelling: simple and simplistic

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The storytelling world shook this morning with this headline from Tableau: “Data storytelling is undergoing a big change.” The blog post lists three changes: scrolling with less clicking, simpler charts, and visualizations that weave into the narrative.

What is really changing? Not much, and to call it “big changes” is worthy of a trashy tabloid newspaper.

Here’s what should change: Tableau’s leadership in storytelling. So far, Tableau has been a hammer that sees only nails. In storytelling, it sees only another use for data visualization.

The trouble here is that this blog post is sheer marketing when the data storytelling genre needs actual leadership right now.… Read the rest ““Big changes” in storytelling: simple and simplistic”