Jer Thorp discusses how reducing humans to data can diminish their individuality and relationships. While data about humans has grown exponentially, understanding data in a human context through stories and visualization can lead to empathy, respect, and meaningful insights. Effective data presentations add context to help recipients understand data and discover hidden meanings.

1. Make Data More
Human

2. HELLO!
I am Anirud Vem
I am here to present on Ted talk by Jer Thorp

3. “When a human being becomes a set of data
on a website like Facebook, he or she is
reduced. Everything shrinks. Individual
character. Friendships. Language.
Sensibility. -Zadie Smith

4. Growth of Data
◉ As time passes, more and more data is
produced in relation with humans.
◉ A couple of centuries ago, the only data
available were manuscripts and things that
archaeologists unravel to decode.

5. ◉ Data put in a human context builds automatically empathy
for the people involved in these systems, and that in turn
results in fundamental respect...

6. ◉ There is rhyme, reason, regularity to every bit of
data - and when seen in the right light, considered
in the right context, could lead to some
astounding and effective predictions.

7. ◉ A picture can tell thousand words.

8. ◉ If the recipient cannot tell a story with the
data, then it doesn't help them...

9. Insights to managers:
◉ Data visualization helps in better
understanding of the data.
◉ By adding a human context to the data,
hidden meanings can be discovered.

10. THANKS!