by Nick | Dec 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Okay so I know that that’s a pretty sweeping statement. But bear with me. This is the first of a series of uplifting, data driven stories/nuggets/insights about how things are getting better. Not a panglossian foray into fake news, but a belief that sharing good...
by Nick | Dec 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am pretty sure I’m not alone in thinking that we seem to be inundated with bad news, and ever worsening pictures of the world. So I thought for Christmas I’d pick out 12 bits of data – stories, really – that give a different perspective....
by Nick | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
This rather beautiful map from the guys at https://informationisbeautiful.net has been doing the rounds. Now let’s be clear – I love their work, and have often used their stuff in presenting examples of compelling visualisations. Part of what makes data...
by Nick | Jul 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
At UpliftingData, our mission is to use data science to make the world a better place. It’s a lofty ambition, and we can’t do it all ourselves, but great data insight can have a powerful, transformative effect, channelling resources and relationships in...
by Nick | Jul 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
From the good people at g2, these two grids (the first published in Summer 2017, the second Winter 2016), show how much and quickly the market is moving. Tableau looks consistently strong, but many of the other tools are bouncing all over the place. Also there seem to...
by Nick | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
There are some very big questions around data, and unsurprisingly, legislation is struggling to keep up – not least because of how the internet has made data transportable across jurisdictions. GDPR, and the continued scrutiny of how data is used,in particular...
