Out of the spreadsheet and into the community: finding data-driven stories with data novices
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This was presented by Rahul Bhargava from MIT at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC2016) in Barcelona on 27th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: https://www.mysociety.org/research/tictec-2016/
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Out of the spreadsheet and into the community: finding data-driven stories with data novices
- 1. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 2 Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community Rahul Bhargava , rahulb@mit.edu , @rahulbot
- 2. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 3 Motivations
- 3. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 4 Measuring Impact your project + = measurement data
- 4. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 5 Measuring Impact Together your project + = measurement data definition collection analysis presentation Opportunities for participation!
- 5. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 6 Going from Data to Story Together Asking Questions Finding the Data Finding a Story Telling Your Story Trying it Out
- 6. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 7 Going from Data to Story Together: Example #1 Asking Questions Finding the Data Finding a Story Telling Your Story Trying it Out
- 7. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 8 Asking Questions Together is Hard All the trees in Somerville, MA, USA Data from the city of Somerville Scraped by Rahul Bhargava Presented via Microsoft Excel
- 8. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 9 Asking Questions Together with WTFcsv Presented via wtfcsv.databasic.io
- 9. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 10 Going from Data to Story Together: Example #2 Asking Questions Finding the Data Finding a Story Telling Your Story Trying it Out
- 10. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 11 Telling Your Story Together: Data Murals Created by youth from Groundwork Somerville, facilitated by Emily and Rahul Bhargava “The numbers tell a story” “Someone cared enough to do [the mural], and it benefits everyone” “I’ve never made [an infographic], now I totally feel like I could. I’m inspired.”
- 11. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 12 The Data Mural Process
- 12. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 13 Make This Whole Process Participatory Asking Questions Finding the Data Finding a Story Telling Your Story Trying it Out • Brainstorming questions to ask • Looking for stories in data • Making a data storybook • Building data sculptures • Practice convincing diverse audiences • And more…
- 13. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 14 Impact Data is an Opportunity
- 14. Out of the Spreadsheet & into the Community TICTec 2016 Rahul Bhargava rahulb@mit.edu 15 Next Steps • Checkout datatherapy.org for more ideas • Contact me: rahulb@mit.edu, @rahulbot
Editor's Notes
- What is Civic Tech? We all share some motivations - engagement, empowerment, participation, community building, network building, public good
- Measurement produces data (qual and quant) So how do we apply these motivations to measuring the impact of these projects?
- Measurement produces data (qual and quant) So how do we apply these motivations to measuring the impact of these projects?
- So how do you make going from data to story participatory? A few examples: in analysis and presentation
- Start with asking questions
- Asking the right question? Typically data is locked in unfriendly formats and interfaces, and shared in boring ways
- WTFcsv is a tool we built to make the interfaces nicer, and the activity that goes with it makes the conversation better
- Now to telling your story
- Presenting a story? participatory data murals
- Workshop process
- Make this whole process participatory to channel our motivations
- High-tech or low-tech, ownership is key
- I have more on my website, but a call for more creative examples along this pipeline Let’s practice what we preach