An Educational Leadership class presentation describing how to use data and information visualization in team leadership, change management, and complex problem solving. Also skills for developing infographics

1. Leading through Visualization
Laura Gogia, MD, PhD
Associate Director, The Grace E Harris Leadership Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University
@googleguacamole - gogialp@vcu.edu - lauragogia.com
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2. The demands of leadership are different today than they used to be.

3. Traditional Leadership Model:
Information flows in one direction.
Power comes from authority (official position or title).
Leadership is hierarchical, commanding, controlling.
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4. The world is
more complex than it used to be.
Constantly change | Sticky problems |Information
abundance.

5. The focus is no longer on the single person or product.
We focus on relationships.
Information | Sources | People | Workflows.

6. Modern Leadership Model:
Information flows from multiple directions.
Power comes from influence (ability to impact behavior of others).
Leadership is networked, collaborative, inclusive, transformative.
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7. Transparency & Accountability
Pattern Identification & Strategy
Relationship Building & Networking
Reflective Practice
Change Management
Collaborative, Creative, Inclusive, and Design
Leadership share certain behaviors or
competencies:

8. Information visualization is tool for putting these
competencies into practice.

9. Modern Leadership Model:
Information flows from multiple directions.
Power comes from influence (ability to impact behavior of others).
Leadership is networked, collaborative, inclusive, transformative.
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10. Connection to theory: Constructionism.
Good visualization makes the abstract concrete.
Students faced with performing or creating a product
for an audience will learn more deeply because they
must externalize their thoughts for the purpose of
sharing them. Once thoughts are made explicit, they
can be studied, refined, and made sharper through the
process.
Harel & Papert, 1991

11. Meeting posts for collaboration
Big pictures for planning and decision making
Tools for pathfinding
Power of Visualizations

12. Visualizations are a meeting post.
Important for:
Collaboration and sharing
Transparency and accountability
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14. Visualizations offer a big picture.
Important for:
Systems planning
Dynamic decisions
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17. Visualizations support pathfinding.
Important for:
Evaluation
Reflective practice
Photo by Jean-Frederic Fortier,

18. Inputs & Outputs
Measurable Outcomes
The Relationships Between Them
RESOURCE
http://toolkit.pellinstitute.org/evaluation-guide/plan-budget/using-a-logic-model/
Logic Models

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20. The application of reflection for the purpose of
strategic planning and action
Reflective Practice

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Reflective Practice

22. Critical Incident Analysis
Posing problems about practice, refusing to accept 'what is.'
Exploring incidents which occur in day-to-day work in order to
understand them better and find alternative ways of dealing with
them.
RESOURCES
http://www.weblearn.bham.ac.uk/prodait/resources/Critical%20Incident%20Analysis.doc
http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/cause-analysis-tools/overview/fishbone.html

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25. Design Basics
Content first | Tell a story | Write in data paragraphs | Simplicity is discipline
RESOURCES
Tufte, E. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Graphics Press, LLC. https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/
Garr, R. (2011). Presentation Zen. New Riders. http://www.presentationzen.com/
Lupi, G. & Posavec, S. (2016). Dear Data. Princeton Architectural Press http://www.dear-data.com/

26. A visual is only as good as the content you present and
your impact is only as good as your documentation.
Identify yourself
Cite your sources
Credit your art
Make it easy to check your work
Content first.

27. Tell a story.
Write the story first, as you would for any article. Lay out
your narrative or argument in a logical, compelling order.

28. Part 1of 3
para i.
Title and subtitle
para ii. introduction
Why it matters to
employees
para iii. introduction
Why it matters to
employers
www.webpagefx.com/blog/general/music-productivity-infographic/

29. para iv. background
Basic science,
general
para v. background
Basic science,
specific
para vi. argument
Increased productivity is
probably related to health
benefits
www.webpagefx.com/blog/general/music-productivity-infographic/
Part 2 of 3

30. Part 3 of 3
www.webpagefx.com/blog/general/music-productivity-infographic/
para vii. argument
Benefits differ by musical
genre
para viii. argument
Here are some ways to be
strategic with your listening
para ix. references
Full citations and authorship

31. Write in data paragraphs.
Data paragraphs are made of numbers, words, and
graphics. Consider what each is bringing to the
understanding.
REFERENCE Tufte, E. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Graphics Press, LLC. https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/
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32. DATA PARAGRAPH
http://www.espn.com/mlb/scoreboard (June 28, 2017)
NumbersGraphics Words Graphics

33. 2012FeltronAnnualReporthttp://feltron.com/FAR12.html
In data paragraphs, every graphic element has a purpose.

34. Simplicity is discipline.
In matters of design, more is never better
Direct labeling when possible
Three to five colors
One to two fonts
Limit unnecessary punctuation (e.g. bullets, colons)

35. ChoosingCOLORS
PRE-FIXED COLOR PALETTES
http://www.color-hex.com/color-
palettes/
PALETTE GENERATORS
https://coolors.co/
HOW TO USE A PHOTO
http://bit.ly/gogiacolorpalettes

36. BOOK
Lupton, E. (2004). Thinking with
Type: A Primer for Designers.
Princeton Architectural Press.
http://elupton.com/
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS
http://www.creativebloq.com/typo
graphy/20-perfect-type-pairings-
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WHEN IN DOUBT
Helvetica. Garamond. Franklin
Gothic.
UnderstandingFONTSSARIFSansSerif