Nudges, Ideas and a sprinkle of career advice
This is where you’ll read from me. It’s a mix of nudges that encourage you to take the next bold step, ideas that help you make a change and advice so you can avoid the mistakes I made along the way.
From my keyboard to you. No ChatGPT involved, just a bunch of honest writing, usually done in the morning hours before the world wakes up.
I hope you enjoy it and I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to comment on these posts.
#MakeoverMonday | Week 48 | The Squirrel Census Fur Color Map
Since moving to London, squirrels have become my favourite sight. Maybe even my favourite animal.So when I came across this dataset about squirrels in New York’s Central Park, I just had to use it for Makeover Monday
#MakeoverMonday | Week 47 | 2019: Smartphone Ownership Among Youth Is on the Rise
Given the buzz of #data19 last week, we’re working with a small and simple dataset for week 47, so we can all have some extra time to catch up on the things we missed at home.
You don’t have to do it all
This one is for the perfectionists, the introverts and those who struggle to say no to stuff. It’s just as much a note to self.
#MakeoverMonday | Week 46| 2019: Youth Literacy Rates
#data19 has arrived and with it a live #MakeoverMonday session with A LOT of people. We want to use that opportunity of getting everyone in a room with their ideas and skills to tackle a topic that is very relevant today. Literacy and how literacy rates differ across countries, ages and gender.
#MakeoverMonday | Week 45 | 2019: Las Vegas Convention Attendance and Visitor Traffic
For week 45, Andy selected a dataset about Las Vegas. It contains a number of metrics, including visitor numbers, gaming revenue, occupancy rates, etc.There are quite a few stories in the data.
MakeoverMonday | Week 44 | 2019: World Cities Ranked by Annual Sunshine Hours
Before winter really takes hold, let’s look at some sunshine hours in cities around the world.
Makeover Monday | Week 43 | 2019: Generational effects
Content warning: This post and the data visualisations within it focus on the topic of suicide. If you are not comfortable with the topic, please don’t feel obliged to continue.
Public speaking tips for everyone – my complete collection
In this blog post, I have collected all that I have learned about public speaking and the approach I take.
Makeover Monday | Week 42 | 2019: Ironman World Championship Medalists
Being a triathlete and a big Ironman Hawaii fan myself, I thought, why not challenge our Makeover Monday community to visualise the medal table for the men’s and the women’s race.
Makeover Monday | Week 41 | 2019: Donations accepted by political parties in the UK
For week 41, Andy chose a dataset about donations accepted by political parties, published by the electoral commission. The visualisation is an interactive Tableau dashboard, but it’s far from best practices and screams for a makeover
#MakeoverMonday | Week 40 | 2019: London Population Predictions
For week 40 I chose a rich dataset with a simple viz showing population predictions for London.
Makeover Monday | Week 39 | 2019: San Francisco Eviction Notices
For week 39 we are looking at eviction notices for San Francisco, leading to tenants having to vacate their homes. The original article investigates possible reasons for these evictions and finds strong indications that evictions – for whatever reason – may be linked to the tech boom and the desire by landlords to cash in on the influx of high-paid tech professionals.