Visual Impact

The study of apparent behavior One of the most intriguing experiments in the history of psychology is the one performed by Heider and Simmel – Heider, F, & Simmel, M. (1944):  “An experimental study of apparent behavior“. American Journal of Psychology, 57, 243–259. In brief, the authors showed some geometric shapes moving around the screen more ...

If you’re like many finance professionals, you have many hurdles to overcome. One of the biggest challenges for you is how do you take numbers and transform them into something that’s useful for your colleagues in other departments?

As an HR professional, you play a major part in creating a strong company culture while supporting recruiting, hiring, engagement, performance, and retention. “People are our greatest asset” has become a business mantra. Still, quantifying the importance of HR initiatives and programs to the business and the executive team can present a challenge; in a […]

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Even the most important message would fall flat without appropriate visual cues to properly convey it. With the market’s oversaturation of data, plus a wealth of content clamoring for attention, you have your work cut out for you as a storyteller. The challenge lies in capturing your audience’s attention and communicating your message in five […]

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“Don’t tell me the moon is shining,” Russian playwright and author Anton Chekhov wrote to his brother in 1886, “show me the glint of the light on broken glass.” Of course, Chekhov was talking about...

How Data Visualization Improves the Oil and Gas Industry The dynamics within the oil and gas business endlessly ebbs and flows to the changing world. We can no longer simply “access information” to meet opportunities. We...

Big data has become the golden ticket for companies to drive sales and stay competitive. What's the secret to capitalizing on your data?

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No presenter ever wants to see their audience members looking at their watch. But when you’ve been tasked with sharing data with your clients or customers, you may find yourself losing their attention sooner than you’d like. Numbers can be overwhelming and even lost on the average person during a presentation, but that doesn’t mean […]

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Social channels such as Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, and Vine have soared in popularity and changed how we communicate. We post two-minute videos to put our creativity and inspirational messages on display. We reveal our feelings through emoticons. We exchange comedic memes to bring levity to an otherwise serious world. And we share […]

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"Keep it simple" might be the smartest phrase ever written for compelling data storytelling. But actually, it's not so easy. These tips show you how.

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