Using the data from a survey in which web content professionals from six continents were questioned about their life, work and education, I revealed the six most common and relevant paths that led them to the discipline of content strategy.
20. Geographic region share North America 73% Europe 21% Asia and Middle East 1% Australasia 2% Africa 2% Central South America and Caribbean 1%
21. Geographic region share North America 73% Europe 21% Asia and Middle East 1% Australasia 2% Africa 2% Central South America and Caribbean 1% Source: http://meetup.com
22. I felt the data reflected a good cross section of the community.
23. Onward to the diagram that will inform and determine the diagram.
37. An Exhibition Coordinator will typically... Draft and review event plans, timetables and itineraries, Collate event information and resources, Liaise with artists, curators and exhibitors, Cost and secure event resources, Manage event-related budgets Source: http:/bfi.org.uk/about/jobs/jb/240510B.pdf
38. Q. How have your professional responsibilities and competencies changed from ten years ago?
39. "I actually sort of do the same thing – except digitally, as opposed to in museum galleries. Crafting messages, collecting “artifacts” [sic], organizing everything, coordinating all the players – now, I just do it on the Web." - Respondent #137
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41. A Medical Lab Assistant will typically... Check equipment and material stocks, Order new supplies, Label, sort and store blood samples, Make up chemical solutions, Enter patient data Source: http:/bit.ly/pHeN0n
42. Q. How have your professional responsibilities and competencies changed from ten years ago?
43. "I used to be a sheep, and now I’m a shepherd." Respondent #29
50. Q. How have your professional responsibilities and competencies changed from five years ago?
51. "I get included in projects at an earlier stage, and my input is treated with far more respect." - Respondent #14
52. "I am much less 'in the trenches' and much more involved with higher level staff and executives, providing guidance and recommendations." - Respondent #101
53. "I stay out of meetings whereever [sic] possible. I like to chuck in a content audit like a grenade and see what happens." - Respondent#242
73. See the finished diagram http:/visualization.org/full-screen/32221 View the survey results http://flickr.com/groups/csopenproject/ Study the survey data http://bit.ly/pAI123