How Can Data Visualization Improve Local Conditions?
Building for practicality may be the secret sauce for sustainable impact at the local level
Nov 7 · 6 min read
We’re often told that stories, not stats, sell a point. In my data storytelling consultancy, Hillcrest Advisory, I remind clients regularly that our brains are wired for stories. When we hear a story, not only are the language-processing parts of our brain activated, but so too are other areas of our brain that we use when experiencing events from the story. A story, in other words, puts our…


