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Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Empowering People with Data
Rahul Bhargava
@rahulbot
Tips and Tricks for Creative Data Literacy
Research Scientist
Civic Media Group - MIT Media Lab
www.datatherapy.org
www.databasic.io
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Research Scientist
MIT Center for Civic Media
Civic Media Group, MIT Media Lab
Participants sketching a data story
Painting a data mural
About Me
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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This Workshop
1. Introduction
2. A fun “data sculpture” activity
3. Opportunities for engagement around data
4. A “story sketching” activity
5. Conclusion
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Data is an asset…
improve
operations
spread the
message
bring people
together
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
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Research Scientist
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…but is it empowering?
• Lack of transparency
• Extractive collection practices
• Technological complexity
• Control of impact
no awareness for subject
no agency for subject
no understanding for subject
no participation by subject
D’Ignazio, C., & Bhargava, R. (2015). Approaches to Building Big Data Literacy. In Bloomberg Data for Good Exchange 2015. New York, NY, USA.
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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How do we empower
people with data?
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Let’s Make Data Sculptures!
• Read your data handout
• Find a partner
• Grab some craft materials
• Make a sculpture that shows something you see in the data
Be creative - don’t just make a bar chart out of blocks!
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Let’s Make Data Sculptures! you have 8 minutes
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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A Creative Approach to
Data Literacy
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UN Word Data Form
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Data-dense, visually complex, representations
of complex data-driven stories are held up as
inspirations.
Visual Explanations
Edward R. Tufte
Tableau Software
The Usual Guiding Lights
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Low-tech, arts-based presentations of
data-driven stories can be more
appropriate for engaging and
empowering many types of audiences.
A Chronological History of the United States
Elizabeth Peabody
1856
A hand-made data visualization
A Richer Set of Inspirations
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Opportunities for Engagement
Asking questions
Gathering data
Finding a story
Telling your story
Trying it out
brainstorming hypothesis forming
participatory collection
analysis
collaborative creation
evaluation
Empowering People with Data
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Charting crop production and rainfall trends over time
Praxis India
#1 – Rural Data Analysis
Making a radar-cart on the floor
Praxis India
Praxis India
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Mobile data collection around the city
@GoBoston2030 on Twitter
#2 – Participatory Analysis in GoBoston2030
Participatory analysis at an Imagine Boston community workshop
@ImagineBoston on Twitter
Interaction Institute for Social Change
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Research Scientist
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Participants sketching mural design ideas
#3 – A Data Mural in Brazil
Painting the mural
Rahul and Emily Bhargava, Secretary of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bhargava, R., Kadouaki, R., Bhargava, E., Castro, G., & D’Ignazio, C. (2016). Data Murals:
Using the Arts to Build Data Literacy. The Journal of Community Informatics, 12(3).
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A Chronological History of the United States
Elizabeth Peabody - 1856
#4 – The Fabric of History
Elizabeth Peabody
Library of Congress
Elizabeth Peabody
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Sketching a Story
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DataBasic.io A suite of tools and activities for learning to work with data
Empowering People with Data
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wordcounter.databasic.io
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A word cloud of results
Word Counter Results
Downloadable lists of the most common word and phrases
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Let’s Sketch a Story!
• Make a team of 3 or 4 people
• Visit wordcounter.databasic.io & pick a sample dataset
• Find a quick story to you think is interesting
• Grab paper, markers, and sketch out your story visually
you have 15 minutes
Be creative and have fun!
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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We Can Use Data To Empower
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UN Word Data Form
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Fun > Sexy
Self-defined
Self-motivated
Substantive
Fake-able
Fun
✔
✔
✔
❌
Sexy
?
❌
❌
✔
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UN Word Data Form
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Opportunities for Engagement
Asking questions
Gathering data
Finding a story
Telling your story
Trying it out
brainstorming hypothesis forming
participatory collection
analysis
collaborative creation
evaluation
This builds cross-sector trust!
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UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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datatherapy.org
Quick summaries available
Still looking for funding to develop a toolkit
More Activities on datatherapy.org
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UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
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Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Use Your Data Assets Wisely
improve
operations
spread the
message
bring people
together
Empowering People with Data
UN Word Data Form
1/17/2017
Rahul Bhargava
Research Scientist
@rahulbot
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Empowering People with Data
Rahul Bhargava
@rahulbot
Tips and Tricks for Creative Data Literacy
Research Scientist
Civic Media Group - MIT Media Lab
www.datatherapy.org
www.databasic.io