tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26804222192990727352024-03-04T00:31:22.234-08:00Data Jedi NinjaCarl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-65265375190815664052021-01-12T09:34:00.000-08:002021-01-12T09:34:46.428-08:00Apple Fitness+ Cycling and Standing<p>No I haven't overdone the sessions and I am now struggling to stand but instead want to post about how I'm building up the length of the standing sessions on the bike. The disclaimer before I start this post is that I'm not a fitness instructor but saving these thoughts more for myself as I talk to people about my experiences. I hope the post can help encourage people to build up more confidence standing during the Fitness+ cycle sessions as each session I have done encourages (but not forces) standing. </p><p>I have been going to spin classes for years and one aspect I still fear to this day is long periods of standing on the bike with high revolutions per minute (RPM) rates. This is probably as I'm heavy so my body is having to put in more work to spin the pedals underneath me whilst I support my weight. The Fitness+ instructors are great at reminding you to stand if that's where you feel the most comfortable but who doesn't enjoy challenging themselves more and more?</p><p>Over the last couple of weeks I have done a number of sessions where I have come across a series of sessions that I am using to build up my standing stamina in both RPM and length of standing sessions. Fitness+ doesn't have the functionality of picking sessions that work certain body parts or focus on certain muscle groups. Hence I thought this little playlist would be the best way to record this:</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building comfort standing on the bike</h3><div>I've never been the most confident balancing when being clipped onto a bike. It's taken years of riding many thousands of kilometres to relax when doing so. I built a lot of that comfort on my turbo trainer so I know I might be starting at a different place to a lot of new people to spin / cycle sessions. The turbo trainer is pretty stable but I've had a couple of moments as I have on a spin bike. Wheeling a few kilogram spin bike takes some effort but is possible (although I wouldn't recommend it). Practicing the transitions when not tired during the middle of the session is a nice way to go but once you are comfortable with the basics, it's time to use those techniques in a session. One session I completed with Tyrell was a perfect way to start to build confidence whilst standing during a session. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tyrell's 30 minute Pure Dance session that was originally released on 21st December 2020 is a perfect way to start getting comfortable pushing the pedals whilst standing. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbc0mwQzDfopYiokFhCNSeepDSRA8lE56IO2dHTfh8xDlVqAqbKHJNFOvWUsO_Doww0WvE40iFnNx0soKX_Ub7SeXnEP_tL7fN_I0gP8dsas9oxr_EAVR5w2Q_CE736G9-But75YRZnNr/s1280/IMG_0037.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbc0mwQzDfopYiokFhCNSeepDSRA8lE56IO2dHTfh8xDlVqAqbKHJNFOvWUsO_Doww0WvE40iFnNx0soKX_Ub7SeXnEP_tL7fN_I0gP8dsas9oxr_EAVR5w2Q_CE736G9-But75YRZnNr/s320/IMG_0037.PNG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>After a solid warm-up, there are a number of low RPM standing pushes that feel controlled as there is high resistance at the point you go for them. The standing sections aren't excessively long so all of the sessions involve a quick stand and you'll be back in the saddle before you know it. I would have loved this session to follow when I first started spin sessions at home.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building standing stamina</h3><div>If I told you I have found a great session to build standing stamina you might at first laugh but one of Kym's 10 minute sessions are a great way to go. Originally released on 14th December, Kym's 10 minute Everything Rock session has a long, almost relentless stand in it. My legs were screaming towards the end of the stand but I'm really feeling the improvements. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStF3eoUvSINwOmc5LQOp7XK5k_hvpaa_m7mQjVmhHyqI33Zr9AGbyO8uvuufa07x_lcDZo6E7sFUk2kMSXfFsXo2gwOX1GP9acBfjV1WaIz1VOIavbyUsf5LEK_Sz902hSs9QfcS2jFj8/s1280/IMG_0038.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStF3eoUvSINwOmc5LQOp7XK5k_hvpaa_m7mQjVmhHyqI33Zr9AGbyO8uvuufa07x_lcDZo6E7sFUk2kMSXfFsXo2gwOX1GP9acBfjV1WaIz1VOIavbyUsf5LEK_Sz902hSs9QfcS2jFj8/s320/IMG_0038.PNG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I have completed this session twice and plan going back for more to continue to build more stamina. The long, continuous standing section with higher RPM encouraged at parts of the stand really feels beneficial to building more stamina to apply to other classes (and outdoor riding once the weather improves).</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Standing Test</h3><div>So you've followed the two sessions above and you are now ready to test how much you've improved? Another session from Kym will do exactly that. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1QNqE_v5cSn10wAiw7Ipp4qle0sQjVTtTpp07tdBBau6YhWNxuVhr-2GacR_PMdw2B-9o40NtMyqHlvBFePoPSsNgc-6iCWV7pdBuwxZTcXKiBulyNZEFhwWNNa_1-ee7U-J-cJgioGv/s1280/IMG_0039.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1QNqE_v5cSn10wAiw7Ipp4qle0sQjVTtTpp07tdBBau6YhWNxuVhr-2GacR_PMdw2B-9o40NtMyqHlvBFePoPSsNgc-6iCWV7pdBuwxZTcXKiBulyNZEFhwWNNa_1-ee7U-J-cJgioGv/s320/IMG_0039.PNG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was taking this 45 minute, Pure Dance session with Kym when I realised how much I need to go back and build up more standing stamina. It's not coincidence that in this session I burned more active calories than any of the other 28 sessions I have taken so far. One word: brutal. Yes, Kym is an amazing trainer who inspired me to go further but the standing sections sent my heart rate high. Hitting a heart rate of 178 bpm is really hard for me on the bike but this session got there a couple of times for me. The sessions were long and fast. The toughest combination for me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe it's my competitiveness but I love following the sessions to the full set of instructions given. I don't want that fear and loathing of standing sections become a mental blocker when I'm on the bike so I know I need to work at it. Hopefully these three sessions aid your development in this space too or test how you are getting on. </div><div><br /></div><div>Time for session 30 I suppose... </div><p><br /></p>Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-36924035234104048502020-12-23T07:47:00.001-08:002020-12-23T08:28:52.755-08:00Apple Fitness+ One week on<p> It's been a week with Apple Fitness+ and I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying it. Sure, I'm walking like a penguin cowboy as my muscle stiffen after pushing myself hard but that's had the fun right? What have been the highs and lows of my first week?</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Highs</h2><div>There have been a number of highs created by the platform:</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Instant feedback</h3><div>I'm a numbers person so I love seeing my heart rate playback to me exactly how hard I am being on myself. We all have those times when we are feeling good allowing us to do more. We also have times when we can't push ourselves hard enough. I was wondering just how well Fitness+ would give the pressure of a personal training session without the trainer being there. The heartbeat tracking is a great way to do that once you understand your limits and levels. </div><div><br /></div><div>From previous exercise and tracking, I know that my heart rate tops out at 189 when running. I also know how hard it is to get close to that when cycling. This gives me a good idea of how to work in a range that makes sense for me. Throughout the sessions, Fitness+ occasionally flips to view in the top-left corner of the full heart beat range for the session. Your heart beat is always shown but highlighting the range can help those who aren't used to what their working ranges are, find them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t7N-b5-WL8g16cLLpL9OLFzP1ZAAVJX4GZQU1gSM4yTaKwvpVaNYLWquIaQvTMOWXzQNCCcXZyWjYDJDsk0QP3Y2lnhLzk22Y3IQRN4Q-C25tRfwAIUOyIuQ-0KRAytO_Kl4_TGut38/s2048/IMG_9927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t7N-b5-WL8g16cLLpL9OLFzP1ZAAVJX4GZQU1gSM4yTaKwvpVaNYLWquIaQvTMOWXzQNCCcXZyWjYDJDsk0QP3Y2lnhLzk22Y3IQRN4Q-C25tRfwAIUOyIuQ-0KRAytO_Kl4_TGut38/s320/IMG_9927.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The burn bar also appears at time and shows your calorie burn rate relative to others. There are five categories that you can achieve (from easiest to hardest):</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Behind the pack</li><li>In the pack</li><li>Middle of the pack</li><li>Front of the pack</li><li>Ahead of the pack</li></ol><div>If you have a wifi connection, you will get a view of your performance versus others. I workout offline occasionally so unless I connect to my phone's network, I don't see this. Where I have made the connection, the burn bar is great for pushing you on a little harder. I am competitive so always want to be as far along the bar as possible. You are graded for the last two minutes of work versus others so you can get swings as you go through the workout. The session as a whole is graded after you finish. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Both heart rate and burn bar keeps your motivation going well throughout the hard parts of each session. Speaking of keeping you going...</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Storytelling during sessions</h3><div>I love the instructors stories as they go through the workouts. Whether it is talking about looking for small wins, wanting to be a lead singer in a rock band or working your way uptown as you are late for work, these storylines help to distract from the burning in your legs. I'm not sure what it is going to be like when going back over similar sessions (if I need to do that) to get the same stories again but in the short time I like the flow. </div><div><br /></div><div>In a recent session there wasn't really a story and I actually found myself missing them. Keep the stories coming team!</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Nudge to try something more</h3><div>I love cycling and after hours of trying to entertain myself on the turbo trainer with music, podcasts or tv programmes, I was curious as to how long it would be before I started trying non-cycling workouts. Apparently five days is the answer. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Fitness app does a great job of nudging you towards both 'More of What you do' in similar classes you have taken before but with different instructors, or the same instructors with different music genres. Alternatively, the app nudges you towards new types of sessions. I chose strength and didn't regret it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1rBfRz-jTBinueRFBJxxNTt5ZxGEGJsmOq3cit1QpkMAE7wiBkGINCypcGJ1tpwPWKJmCGihjdGk628RpFU4cS48Tx3pu1n6Qlnd8_StvSajeq0xalB0ZE5Am_Siv_kkFOyXlP-N1zU/s2436/IMG_9951.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1rBfRz-jTBinueRFBJxxNTt5ZxGEGJsmOq3cit1QpkMAE7wiBkGINCypcGJ1tpwPWKJmCGihjdGk628RpFU4cS48Tx3pu1n6Qlnd8_StvSajeq0xalB0ZE5Am_Siv_kkFOyXlP-N1zU/s320/IMG_9951.PNG" /></a></div><br /><div>Gregg's 10 minute strength session was a great way to get going with a different class. I will definitely be going back to other strength sessions and felt good (apart from my hamstrings) the next day for trying something else. At the end of the day, if you don't like it, there is no shame in stopping a workout early as you're not going to offend the trainer. I'm interested to see how this effects people choosing different classes once in-person classes come back post-covid. </div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Lows</h2><div>For an app that is only a week old, that's not a bad list of Highs. But if anyone is out there listening, what would I like a little more of or change?</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Too much variety right now</h3><div>At the point of launch, I was seriously impressed with the range of exercises, music genres and trainers available. But was it too much? Once I find a session I like, it's difficult to find the same trainer, doing the same type of exercise with the same music again. Maybe this is intentional as it forces you to try different classes with different instructors but it's also a little frustrating. I want a 45 minute, rock, cycle workout but there just aren't any. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully this will change rapidly as Apple release new workouts weekly. It would be neat to be able to set alerts for the sessions you are looking for too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Obviously, if you are joining Apple Fitness in a couple of months, you will probably wonder what the heck I'm talking about... or at least I hope so!</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">More detailed views</h3><div>Yep, another point about be being data driven. I love being able to get stuck into the details of my ride and at the moment, there isn't much to get stuck into. I'd love to compare this 20 min ride versus my other 20 minute ride. Yes, there will be different points where I am pushing harder based on the session but there needs to be a way of analysing how well I am working. The Heart Rate chart is virtually impossible to read or compare between sessions. Would another chart type of time spent in each 10 bpm range show my efforts more clearly? I think so. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p84PNNZMBmM3AyXTN7upFWbcNkyMDg11CJHimLoqIJrOyWDC8JKiW8B2HrrM7eEWQ5LBuutJdo7Sj1snsSd-FYSgPsvnLF52Et8XcjHqwVAi4Nb6_iYyIar_R_RqbSAo7AhJ4oyHFl0/s2436/IMG_9952.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p84PNNZMBmM3AyXTN7upFWbcNkyMDg11CJHimLoqIJrOyWDC8JKiW8B2HrrM7eEWQ5LBuutJdo7Sj1snsSd-FYSgPsvnLF52Et8XcjHqwVAi4Nb6_iYyIar_R_RqbSAo7AhJ4oyHFl0/s320/IMG_9952.PNG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having more detail on the Burn Bar would also be useful. Although the chart makes it look like I can see how far ahead of the pack I am at the end of the session, this really doesn't seem to change. I would love to know this to see whether I am getting further away from the pack, or whether they are pulling be back in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Help from Apple to let me have some deeper views would help a lot to keep me motivated and monitor my performance. </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Focused sessions on certain body types</h3><div>With such variety, it's hard to find exactly the workout I want and when I want it. The current filters don't really do the job. Yes, I can pick the exercise I want, any particular trainer, the time and music genre but I can't pick what part of the body I want to focus on or what equipment I might need. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnVpWtwA1ZLH4na3EG-S7TsfyKApBf8_-l7h3IHnpJNMuVeY5AWv17JcBFQBqxAExCLZwpKjGhZupsEWGGdlT1ur3iVpsp25jpHnaGSd3x-rOTP8opiTILJcc5Rp23s8ATQWsU_n2Pk0/s2436/IMG_9953.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnVpWtwA1ZLH4na3EG-S7TsfyKApBf8_-l7h3IHnpJNMuVeY5AWv17JcBFQBqxAExCLZwpKjGhZupsEWGGdlT1ur3iVpsp25jpHnaGSd3x-rOTP8opiTILJcc5Rp23s8ATQWsU_n2Pk0/s320/IMG_9953.PNG" /></a></div><br /><div>I know that after a cycle, I'd love a mindful cooldown (love these sessions by the way) that is either on the bike or doesn't involve a mat. I found myself reading a lot of descriptions to try to infer which sessions would be standing only. I highly recommend 'Mindful Cooldown with Dustin - 5 mins - Chill Vibes' for post cycling to calm down your body but find I still need to stretch my thighs separately. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">In Summary</h2><div>I am enjoying using the app. I have completed 10 different sessions from 5 different trainers. I don't feel bored on the bike and have enjoyed exploring other forms too. Hope your enjoying the app too if you are using it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Favourite class: Cycling with Emily </div><div>Time: 20 mins</div><div>Music: Latest Hits </div><div>Difficulty: 7 (on a 0 to 10 scale)</div><div>Why?: Brilliant Hill Climb class even though it isn't sold as such. Didn't get into the music but nicely structured session that felt like a normal hill climb workout in a spin class. </div><div><br /></div><div>Weight: 101.3 kgs</div><div><br /></div>Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-26733720707513205762020-12-17T11:55:00.000-08:002020-12-17T11:55:47.161-08:00Apple Fitness+ A new adventure<p>As soon as Apple Fitness+ was announced, my attention was grabbed and I was intrigued. In a year where any new way to take some form of exercise and enjoy it, has been a tough challenge to find the right thing that worked for me. But I am also a numbers guy so the chance to link together live data on screen about my performance with a decent workout sounded great. I've enjoyed <a href="https://www.mistercolliemanyoga.com" target="_blank">yoga over zoom</a> as I knew the instructor in-person but other forms of exercise didn't appeal. I like competing even if I know I am far from fit at the moment. </p><p>Like many people, 2020 has meant I have been a lot more sedentary... like a lot! For background, if you've never met me before, I am 6 foot 3 inches tall and not slim. I've played basketball for years, enjoy tennis but love road cycling. The problem is I'm not the typical build for cycling so weight always plays on my mind. Last year I had cycled 2,975 kilometres (1,848 miles if that's your preference of measurement). How do I know this? Well I said I'm a numbers guy and I mean it. I track all of the rides I do. Here's the view for this year so far:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://public.tableau.com/profile/carl.allchin#!/vizhome/CyclingLog2020/JustKeepPedallingrevamp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOguV3RC2CqJ0pNEVXWSRdn5uHwUAQ1aKEmwjjaT3ooX4qrcmmHJHKx2COL3qqhkQZvJS5e1LOHs2vLtLqxVpplFlzd7DTnu9VYF801d1JKtOHGyDGzQbowjqbw3zOC1hvHcxdGOrfaOB/w308-h400/Just+Keep+Pedalling+revamp.png" width="308" /></a></div><p>So how have those nearly 500 km less than last year affected me? I'm now just over 100kgs (102.2kgs to be precise as of this morning). This is too much so how did I let myself slide from the 93kg I was at earlier this year?</p><p>Due to cycling, I really enjoy spin classes and until February I was loving the classes I took at <a href="https://www.digmefitness.com" target="_blank">DigMe in London</a>. We all know what happened next... Covid. I'll be honest, I was hesitant to go to gyms, I still went to a few more spin classes before everything shut down but I did with some hesitation. I stayed active by playing tennis and riding whenever I could but where was there to go? My commute had virtually disappeared so miles on the Turbo Trainer was the next best option. </p><p>My Turbo is a 'dumb' turbo trainer. This means there is no data feedback from the turbo trainer so I just literally time how long I can ride for before boredom or tiredness sets in. At least over the summer, I could ride in my garden (I know I'm very lucky) but autumn came and back indoors I went. I actually turbo train in our garage (again I know I'm lucky) but there is no wifi there. I normally download an NBA game, some songs or a TV show to watch to ignore the time I'm on my bike whilst pushing myself through intervals. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Hello Fitness+</h3><div>I desperately needed some more motivation and that is where Fitness+ came at the right time. As soon as Tim Cook announced Fitness+ I was intrigued. The demo presentation showed numbers being fed back live on screen as an instructor led you through a class. Sessions were split by genre so no I didn't have to listen to tracks that annoyed rather than motivated me. But how did that translate to real life?</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The tech bit</h3><div>Fitness+ requires you to use an Apple Watch and another Apple device to watch the class on. For me, my original iPad Pro from when the model was released (2016?) would be ideal but the Watch was another story. </div><div><br /></div><div>Tracking my rides on my phone used to be a hassle, especially if you didn't want to ride with your phone in your pocket. The Apple Watch changed. With the Series 2, you no longer needed to ride with your phone on you (although it gave a lot more functionality as I had only the GPS version). I snapped it up early after the release but sadly Apple Fitness+ doesn't work with anything less than a Series 3. I've released a book on data this year so treated myself to a new Series 6 so I could ride for longer in the wild without the fear of my previous watch's battery dying and try Fitness+. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll talk about the set-up in a future post as I had a mixed experience.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">First Experiences</h3><div>The early experiences have been good. Today is Day Three since Fitness+ was released and I've already clocked three classes: 2x 10 minute ride yesterday and 1x 30 minute ride today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HD0DCXn9YFbHqBOk6XPtdbOy3WyhBaiYLhtO0GQw2g1bFTW24wkVCW66npRvrQzQwqLWOJc5mGhuymRXejhJB1wCzuCeLQUMVoOZfILkIYAn3LZ-O7Q2wTOV1I2kXfkdgxjVMeSL1GuE/s2436/Screenshot+2020-12-17+at+19.43.46.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HD0DCXn9YFbHqBOk6XPtdbOy3WyhBaiYLhtO0GQw2g1bFTW24wkVCW66npRvrQzQwqLWOJc5mGhuymRXejhJB1wCzuCeLQUMVoOZfILkIYAn3LZ-O7Q2wTOV1I2kXfkdgxjVMeSL1GuE/w185-h400/Screenshot+2020-12-17+at+19.43.46.png" width="185" /></a></div>The two 10 minute classes were as much as me testing the tech out as it was about testing myself. The 30 minute ride today with Gregg was a proper challenge. Having not been to a Spin class for a while due to Covid restrictions I wanted to push myself as much as I could. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG2qWOMbti_Tkx2cA8uBDRlOfIJUDBQv-vASNCnV6w8QmrVNjplFvMfQHDwJCFND_ljsKwe3LMAdfDCntvLrArsgS0ZFniDF2x_Eny6W__5AyyGiTo1XeXXqTpZs8YyqatWYEkosLvI4Q/s2436/Screenshot+2020-12-17+at+19.45.49.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaG2qWOMbti_Tkx2cA8uBDRlOfIJUDBQv-vASNCnV6w8QmrVNjplFvMfQHDwJCFND_ljsKwe3LMAdfDCntvLrArsgS0ZFniDF2x_Eny6W__5AyyGiTo1XeXXqTpZs8YyqatWYEkosLvI4Q/w185-h400/Screenshot+2020-12-17+at+19.45.49.png" width="185" /></a></div>My heart rate normally maxes out at 189 when sprinting for as long as I can when running so was happy with how hard it felt. Instructor Gregg did a great job of sign posting as we went through the class what was happening, when we could tail off a little and when to push harder if we weren't feeling 'the burn in our legs'. Riding with power meters (as I do at DigMe), I have a pretty good gauge on this but the 'Burn Bar' helped show where I was at (always at the head of the pack) so my legs and the data was telling me the same story. <div><br /></div><div>How this feedback loop of what's on screen, my fitness levels and how I feel I will see over time. It's a really good start. I'm genuinely excited to do more classes and try non-cycling classes too. I will update as I do. </div><div><br /></div><div>Class: Cycling with Gregg</div><div>Time: 30 mins</div><div>Music: Everything Rock</div><div>Difficulty Rating: 9 (on a 0 to 10 scale)</div><div>Weight: 102.2 kg</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-51019118469978025602018-10-24T12:25:00.002-07:002018-10-24T12:25:14.486-07:00TC18 - Devs on Stage<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-ea928202-7fff-3bff-6fe0-872d7533f758" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Online gives you scalability but you lose control of some elements (Postgres database)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a community with whichever social hub your company offers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use Tableau champions as an extension of your team</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Customer success program pushing UBS to do more as much as UBS pushes Tableau</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tableau prep developments</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Data roles - built in definitions for email address, URL (all within one click on the smart recommendation icon). </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Custom data role - create your own rules</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recommendations for fixing data (filter or fix)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Highlighting the flow - highlights where changes have been made based on the field you select</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tableau Prep Conductor - add-on to server to publish and administer flows. Sits in alongside the existing server.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Choose source table and then choose ‘related tables’. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As long as Primary and Other kres are set-up then the rest of the dataset will be formed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Type in what you want to analyse / just ask your question and Tableau will form the visualisation which can then ask further questions of</span></div>
Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-62158443484213211912018-07-05T09:27:00.000-07:002018-07-05T09:27:52.575-07:00TC18 London - Practical Tableau Tips<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-3b879616-6b45-4efc-5173-01c1a5f54019" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan’s two most popular posts out of 200 is one on bars and one on lines</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Give your headers space</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But don’t make your bars too fat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For only a few bars - use a direct label and hide the axis</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maximise Data Ink ratio (Tufte concept) To do this minimise the non-data elements</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove redundant data ink</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make increments on the axis larger</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CTRL+E - in Tableau this can tell us a lot </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can also click on a calc in a Calculation window and click ‘describe’ on the dialogue box and you can copy and paste your calculation </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a calculation If sum(num of red) <> attr({fixed: sum (num of records)}) then ‘Filter in use’ else “” end</span></div>
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Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-80663000012162445482018-07-05T08:25:00.000-07:002018-07-05T08:25:51.825-07:00TC18 London How Tableau solved a life crisis - Bethany Lyons<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-21208b5d-6b0c-8ac3-7eed-abdfd00cc32a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Progressing your career</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Level of detail calcs can give you the days in then UK by trip ID</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 1. Identify the years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">...but there are easier ways to solve this</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Event - a record represents a state change at a moment in time</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Calendar - dense time range bounded by event time domain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">State table had a value for a property</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Calendar - is a dense time range</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time table - for a dense range of time, a property of an entity has a value (ie for each day, there is a specific value)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bethany needed to create a state as to whether she is in the UK or not. To do this she needed a start and end date - you can use aggregation in Prep to do this</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By adding an appointment date parameter, Bethany could then create a rolling year bin. Take the integer of the date / 365 (minus 1) to work out which year it is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bethany was fine but then she wants to release were there dates when she would have hit the 180 day limit?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to have a record for everyday, you can join the calendar date to the Data source by using a calc join (1 = 1...see Bethany’s session from last year) to create the rolling year calc</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Like all Bethany sessions - watching the recording to get all the value from the techniques but it will hopefully capture some concepts to go away and learn (or Google)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get a clear understanding of what is, work out the semantics of your question and then it’s over to you as the analyst</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Performance problems arise from complexity -Holistic thinking is the best solution. Iterate but then don’t be afraid to rebuild.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Progressing your career - visual design and data design is very different. There is a massive shortage of data designers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Software recommendations - all principles discussed are unique to Tableau. Most companies look at features and price, this leads to examples in the first convoluted feature. Great software helps you escape these elongated builds as it will have features that compose well (VizQL is a language and you can communicate in many different ways)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is no answer as really it’s unlimited depending on the techniques you use</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1967 - Jacques Bertans wrote the ‘Semiology of Graphics’</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jock McKinley’s research</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tableau writes all of these elements together into one product</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This isn’t a chart type - it’s taking date parts and placing on to shelves</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is a line chart and a bar chart in combination</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using a scaffold of the states and their X Y co-ordinates</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stop and think - challenge stakeholder requirements - ask why? Need vs Want</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Discuss the analytical value</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Build vs Analyse mentality - rather than just build the report, if you are asking questions of the data then you will create a better product</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want the challenge to test your skills then there are lots of blogposts to help you work through the charts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is what Tableau Public hugely helps with</span></div>
Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-25372092698548334932018-07-04T04:29:00.002-07:002018-07-04T04:29:18.177-07:00TC18 - Questioning your marks<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-6c282d0c-650d-4e9a-e12c-ec4d82b523ff" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tableau means a picture of a scene - a nice way to look at the overview of a Viz</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A framework, one or more visual encodings, annotations </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The actual representations of your data - ie the Visual Vocabulary from the Financial Times</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Removing annotations and axis titles makes most data visualisation useless</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Does the Viz need to be consumed in 2 seconds? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Really, the fast element is important but don’t ignore the ‘longer term learnings’ that your consumer should be able to be deduced from your work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove them and find out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be careful with screenshots as people will often chop titles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not just titles but also add short descriptions to add more depth or detail for new consumers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Defined as the bit that isn’t showing data (it doesn’t have to be white)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Data to Ink ratio - what you are using to show the information vs all ink showed on the page. Ie remove any unnecessary elements</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remove obvious axis titles (years) and just leave the scale</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use colour in your title to remove colour legends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reduce the darkness of non-data elements to push the detail in to the background</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is changing over time - style and tools change over time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intrigue leads to insight (Beaumont) - make people curious</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chart junk can add to memory as it can create a more unique style</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annotations can add to pinpointing insight but also adding more clarity</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Empty space can make strong, clear messages with the absence of data</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Very - especially when you are challenging the normal conventions </span></div>
Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-41241306830004031372018-07-04T03:18:00.000-07:002018-07-04T03:18:40.392-07:00TC18 London - Getting out of your Dataviz Comfort Zome<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-cf7b48cc-64cc-f5f2-bde5-570eb5a6f73a" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dataviz Comfort Zone (DCZ) - being ok with what you produce but ultimately something that is containing information and not insight</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strava is used a lot by Eva but their data Viz doesn’t allow Eva to ask the questions she wants answers to. Is it distance per week or distance per day?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Garmin doesn’t do much better- their dashboard doesn’t lead to intrigue, it leads to ‘ok’ but no further chances to ask more questions. Also shows lots of info that is not useful for the specific questions Eva wants to ask.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘Iterate or Die’ - culture change happens continually so do your dashboards</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be Brave as you are the author and you are driving the improvements. Challenge the status quo, you’re the expert so don’t let those asking the questions tell you how to do it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Keep working on improving your skills; speak up - communicate confidently; keep an open mind; take feedback; share your knowledge and skills (teach and support others)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Quick wins - land some benefits ASAP and keep iterating as you won’t land the perfect dashboard but sharing things early will mean better questions will be asked and you will be challenged to do more (and learn new techniques)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Take inspiration from other people</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Research a new subject to allow you to explore the subject</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let go! Let your analysts do all of the above for themselves. Your job is now to remove blockers to your team being able to do the above</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Build a feedback culture - fostering training and create exciting roles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attract great talent...then support their development through training and conferences. Make it part of their reward structure. Mentoring - pay it forward by getting the mentee to double the time they receive and give it to others</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspire - share ideas and use related worlds to find differing approaches</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be open to new ideas</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Encourage Growth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a sharing Tableau Culture - The Tableau Community is open to sharing knowledge and learnings so invite them in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Encourage people to play in their own environment (Tableau Public) so they can then bring those skills in to the workplace </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create live, in person events to get your analytical individuals together. A place to play will become a great place to learn. A great way to show off how your organisation and how you work with data</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect, learn and have fun - share ideas with others</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Engage, challenge and enrich </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Empower your people </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connecting to Data in the browser through Server</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Able to see instant updates</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Able to comment on images and snapshots taken from dashboards. Can lasso the elements of interest and write custom comments over the top of free form lasso</span></div>
<br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-33293583028642312782017-10-10T10:50:00.000-07:002017-10-10T10:51:21.888-07:00Vegas Data17 - Opening Keynote Brief Notes<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Adam Selipsky<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">61,000 customers in 100+ countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Data Myths - created to replace the unknown and
create reasons for what happens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">#1 AI will replace the analyst. Actually AI is
likely to assist the analyst. Tableau is smart software. Drag and drop of
Clusters and Trend. Natural Language Processing will take out some of the
technical barriers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">#2 Data is only for the analysts. More data
programs in Higher Education. 800 million knowledge workers. Excel used to be
taught in university, now school children use it. Tableau aiming for the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">#3 Data governance means no. Data is valuable so
needs to be protected. But that’s the old model - the bottleneck has been
removed. Governance should means secure enablement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Honeywell deals in human safety. It needs to have
appropriate data ready at appropriate times. Giving multiple environments with
clear transitions between them helps to manage creation at all levels. 20,000+
users within two years as the right mix of options gives governance and
flexibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">#4 There can be one, perfect source of truth.
Innovation is so rapid that you can predict the different sources and
combinations of these. We live in a world of many sources of truth. We have to
embrace that. Tableau invests in all of the flexibility that you need. Go past
the hype and try the tools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Myth - BI platforms take power away from the
people. Often designed for specialist. Tableau focuses on people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">100+ features added in Tableau over the last year.
50+ came from the community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">10.5 in beta today<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Hyper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Linux<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Viz in Tooltips <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Data Engine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Hyper is the new Data Engine. Tableau Data Engine
was great. But time to scale up. Hyper instant compared to 25 second load where
heavy calculations are used. Extract creation will also be massively improved (3
million rows live SQL) double the speed in Hyper. Hyper doesn’t sort the data
like a TDE. 500 million rows isn’t possible with TDE, Hyper is possible. No
migration necessary - just use 10.5 and it’s there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Data prep<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Still working with existing data prep partners but
not everyone has this - introducing Maestro. Data profiles gives you a sense of
your data. Filter outliers with normal exclude functionality that you find in
Tableau. Grouping through Fuzzy Clustering to sort poorly entered data. Clear
view of the changes made through the transformation. Drag and drop joins and
unions. Very simple join and cleaning of joins. Maestro in beta this quarter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Extensions API<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Makes additions in to Tableau rather than Tableau
in to other applications. Dashboards becoming their own applications. Dashboard
Extensions create two-way communication with the data source.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">“This next hour isn’t about me, it’s all about you”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Profile: Not simplistic products, simple ways to do complex things</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the first five minutes of simplicity there has to be more [complexity]...to let you have the impact you want to have</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last 12 months in the Tableau world has gone from 10.0 to 10.3 </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Half of the 130 improvements came from ideas on the Ideas forum</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Loving that Tableau is on a ‘quarterly’ cadence</span></div>
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Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-75545096524961055482017-03-25T08:59:00.002-07:002017-03-25T09:02:18.241-07:00Iron Viz - We can't breathe <div class="MsoNormal">
It’s that time again with IronViz feeder competitions
starting up again. Every year, I take this opportunity to explore a technique I
haven’t used before, or alternatively, a subject that I care about. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As a keen cyclist in London, Air Quality is a really
important subject to me. With increased cycling infrastructure, the move to
electronic cars and banning older vehicles from the city centre, I was
expecting to download a set of data that showed dramatic falls in the levels of
pollutants that are all around us Londoners. Nothing could be further from the
truth.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Using data from londonair.org.uk, I looked at the Borough
level of detail as there are only three or four monitoring points per Borough.
The data proved a challenge with sporadic measurement across an inconstant set
of pollutants. This meant that finding trends and understanding geographical
patterns using the new Spatial file connector in Tableau was a good challenge. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The biggest break-through I had was whilst researching the
subject, was coming across the European legal limits that have come in to force
across different pollutants, at various points since 2005. This is shown as the
reference line on the trend data to show how often the limits are broken across
London.<br />
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The answer in many cases is the daily average often doesn’t fall below
some of the limits. Worrying stuff!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The spatial mapping allows the reader to see the impact on
the city centre. Although Lambeth, outside of the true centre of the City,
seems to be hit particularly hard by pollution levels. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As with any IronViz entry, it’s a chance to use a little
imagination and have some fun with charting. When I played with some charts, it
looked like exhaust fumes so, I kept it and features it at the top of my
visualisation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Overall, the visualisation has led me to want to dig in
further in to this subject and what I can do to start making a difference as
currently there isn’t any improvement of any note.<o:p></o:p></div>
Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-27758894759131869962016-11-10T11:10:00.003-08:002016-11-10T11:10:23.768-08:00Data16 - Keep it simple stupid by Chris LoveKeep it simple stupid<br />
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“Our world is unbounded by complexity”. Tolomy was living at a time of rapid development and built up an enourmous amount of data. He looked at the data and he mapped planetary movements. But he had the earth at the centre of the movement. It made sense.<br />
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The helio-centric model made more sense but faced more significant challenges due to the challenges to the culture this theory made.<br />
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Sankeys<br />
Made originally but an engineer captain Sankey to look at steam power and energy loss throughout the process of a steam engine.<br />
Minard’s Napolean’s march into Russia is probably the first that is largely used and most infamous<br />
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Sankeys are tough to build in Tableau. There are a lot of steps and a lot of techniques. Chris uses the example of Pablo’s Spanish migration and how a basic set of small multiple histogram show up the trends a lot more clearly<br />
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It's not just Pablo. A lot of people have used and built a lot of sankeys. It's not wrong but is it the best way to achieve what you are trying to achieve.<br />
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Chris highlights Joe Radburn as he is looking at complex subjects but is visualising them simply. This is arguable just a challenging skill to master.<br />
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Kuhn - new discoveries are only made when you don't have a preconception as to what the answer is and the best tool to achieve that preconception. Only exploration will lead to discovery.<br />
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Data sources should allow people to explore for themselves, or dashboards to let them answer their curiosity, story points are heavily guided.<br />
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Design for mobile is making us think more simply about the message we are trying to convey.<br />
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<br />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-65573321085798818972016-11-09T12:25:00.001-08:002016-11-09T12:25:22.815-08:00Pimp my Viz: Tokyo Drift - Jewel LoreeJewel Loree<br />
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Taking crazy tips on how to create cool dashboards<br />
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Viz 1: Jewel’s Pokemon Go viz<br />
For device designer, text doesn't resize but images do so take images of your titles<br />
Helper buttons are great and useful - create a basic view of just a shape and the customise the tooltip<br />
Jewel’s way to build unit charts is great - she's going to post the calcs on her blog and I will add a photo later [add photo here - remind me if I don’t]<br />
Bring custom shapes in in the same order as the dimension so you can just click assign palette to save having to allocate them all individually<br />
Mapbox used to create a similar map style to match Pokemon Go’s maps<br />
To have different vizzes on your device specific dashboards, then just have the floating element just catching the edge of the dash (please make this easier tableau)<br />
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Viz 2: Data Breaches by Marc Schonwadt<br />
There is a lot of custom formatting that you can do with text.<br />
Check out the layout tab to see how someone has built their viz<br />
Hiding index menus using layout containers (set up the hidden element as sitting at negative whatever the width of the layout container.<br />
Jewel just copied across the dashboard which pulled in Robert Rouse’s technique dash to take his helper data with it. Make sure you don’t fit the width as it no longer collapse.<br />
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Everyday Pimping<br />
Use custom colours<br />
Do more with the Marks Card<br />
Create custom headers<br />
Always fix your tooltips<br />
Thoughtful interactions<br />
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Putting a label on the bar and take away the header. Put the rows on the label and align the text to the left. Then fatten your bars.<br />
Sort your bubble charts but sorting your dimension and sort on what is setting the size<br />
Create custom header called Canva<br />
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<br />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-46315862704297758612016-11-09T07:00:00.001-08:002016-11-09T07:00:33.335-08:00Data16 - Developers on StageAnalytics<br />
Automatic drill - level of detail goes deeper as you zoom in<br />
Map scaling added in to the maps<br />
Spatial file connector coming in 10.2 beta<br />
Python integration - using python scripts in calculated fields<br />
Tooltip selection - click on the categorical fields in the tooltip to highlight by that selections<br />
Date filters - filter to latest date rather than being stuck on what you originally published as.<br />
Step and Jump lines - squarer trend lines<br />
Advanced conditional formatting<br />
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Dashboards and Stories<br />
Distribute evenly to space out your objects on a dashboard<br />
Can add margin around all objects on your dashboard. No more blanks to separate your charts<br />
Expressive text editor - add images and URLs in to text objects (including tooltips)<br />
Web authoring has more right click functionality than before<br />
Story points on the web<br />
Full screen viz on the web<br />
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Mobile<br />
Direct linking from subscription emails and condition warnings<br />
Smooth tooltips for mobile. Also easier selection of small marks in a movie cuz. Like selecting where to enter text on a phone when holding down your finger.<br />
Commenting on the go (not just in Desktop and Server)<br />
Offline interactivity<br />
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Data<br />
Joins on calculated fields<br />
Database unions<br />
New data connectors: pdfs, JSON<br />
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Extensibility<br />
Server client library makes it easier to write simple scripts<br />
RET API: JSON and CORS support<br />
GetData() 3rd Party Charting libraries<br />
Mobile App bootstrap - on GitHub now<br />
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<br />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-35792260197564197842016-11-08T14:12:00.002-08:002016-11-08T14:12:40.214-08:00Cross Database Joins - Bethany Lyons and Alex RossBethany Lyons and Alex Ross<br />
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The unexpected solution to many tough analytics problems<br />
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Bethany has looked forward to delivering this session for a long time as CDJ (Cross Database Joins) can be used to solve so much<br />
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Often most analysts have read only access so don't have the chance to create data<br />
Identify (create vs deriving)<br />
Understand (complexity and volume vs performance)<br />
Use - focus on CDJs as the solution<br />
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Example 1<br />
Taking a 12 month subscription from just one row and spreading it across the 12 months (on a monthly basis) to show the monthly revenue. Use a simple excel scaffold of month number and a key of 1 to create the product join.<br />
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To create the filter of finding when the contracts will earn revenue up to, Bethany used a Boolean filter calf but then added it to the data source filters to cut down on the processing done locally on your machine.<br />
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V10.2 adding joins based on calcs<br />
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Example 2<br />
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Counting staff employed at any single point in time - use missing values to fill the gaps on the table calcs<br />
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A scaffold of all dates is needed though and the just return those that are after hire and pre-termination date.<br />
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What if the scaffold creates huge amounts of rows?<br />
I.e. If you have seconds a tool is active, you can scaffold on a day level and the create a calc that then counts a full day’s worth of seconds (86,400) but if a partial day then use a datediff() calc<br />
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<br />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-40542207758581330522016-11-08T12:39:00.001-08:002016-11-08T12:39:18.336-08:00#data16 Visual Design Decisions by Andy CotgreaveVisual Design Tricks for Dashboarding by Andy at<br />
tabsoft.co/designmonth for the resources<br />
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Dashboarding styles and sophistication develops over time. This is true for Andy (and all of us)<br />
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Iraq’s bloody toll dashboard is easy to change to change the feel of the dashboard. Here’s the original: http://gravyanecdote.com/tag/iraqs-bloody-toll/<br />
Orientation, colour and title can completely transform the meaning of the dashboard<br />
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‘Great designers produce pleasurable experiences’ Don Norman, The Design of Everyday things<br />
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User design decisions have some large impacts but it becomes lower level of improvement as you get closer towards over engineering something<br />
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Get rid of shading on titles as it adds cognitive load. Remove borders to allow the data to stand out.<br />
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Use fewer colours and make it relevant to your data theme. Try building your dashboard in black and white to see if it stills work as a dash and is clear<br />
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We have to question the data in multiple ways and through different charts to find the stories in the data<br />
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So many ways to interact with a dashboard and the level of tableau awareness will change what people normally do<br />
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There are lots of changes that have high impact but some are more time consuming that others. Choose wisely!<br />
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Use custom dates to prevent people from accidentally drilling down through the date hierarchy.<br />
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<br />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-263187740490602332016-11-08T11:40:00.003-08:002016-11-08T11:40:50.351-08:00Data16 Keynote9th annual customer conference.<br />
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8,947 people at their first conference.<br />
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Tableau marking a difference for companies at huge scale all the way through to individuals.<br />
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Maps give huge amounts of data in simple form and allow for multi-faceted visualisations. VizQL allows any dataset to be accessible to anyone.<br />
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Tableau looking to bring in:<br />
viz in tooltips<br />
Multi layers of visualisations<br />
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Tableau are conscious that databases are not necessary fast enough. In-memory data work is important. HyPer is the next step for this.<br />
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Five key areas moving forward:<br />
Visual analytics<br />
Data engine<br />
Data management<br />
Cloud<br />
Collaboration<br />
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Visual Analytics<br />
Instant analytics<br />
Time and space<br />
Natural language<br />
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Instant analytics<br />
Reference lines with key numbers<br />
Select time and the call out labels will show change (taken from Vizable)<br />
Instant multiple visualisations to push you to explore new angles<br />
Summary of the clusters when you hover over the cluster to show the key attributes about that cluster<br />
Time & Space analytics<br />
Add geographic elements just based on the long / lat of the data. You won't need the data fields there. Tableau will do that for you.<br />
Long / lat to join data sets<br />
Drag and drop indexing of time based data<br />
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Natural Language support<br />
Lets you type the question you want to know and Tableau will add elements that allow you to filter by the ambiguous terms. Called Eviza.<br />
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Data Engine<br />
Hyper<br />
From next year we will have access to this - faster data analysis, data ingestion and enterprise scalability<br />
HyPer can load and analyse data at the same time. Real time ingestion.<br />
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Data Management<br />
Balance between governance and freedom<br />
Certified data sources by key server users so the users know that data source is correct and accurate<br />
Icons to show when users have added calculations to the data source. Quick way to recommend new data field be added to the certified data source<br />
Data fields measured by how often they are used<br />
Seeing which workbooks are created from the data source and which fields are used where. Can add data fields with just drag and drop.<br />
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Data preparation<br />
Project Maestro - new product for data prep and integration<br />
Drag and drop joins within reference tables<br />
Maestro available later next year<br />
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Cloud<br />
Three aims: connectivity, simplicity, anywhere<br />
Live query agent - a secure tunnel through to on premise data sources<br />
Prebuilt templates of dashboards as datasets are consistent with cloud applications<br />
Aim by end of next year to have everything in browser editing that is in Desktop<br />
Save once, see everywhere - save offline and then published when next on the web<br />
Server has recommendations on how to manage capacity and the a couple of clicks to update<br />
Tableau server on Linux - ready for release next year<br />
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Collaboration<br />
Drive a culture of analytics<br />
Machine learning on server to serve up individual preferences<br />
Discussion chat in the server browser and desktop<br />
Data driven alerting is coming soon - simple click on the metric to set up<br />
Metrics - save metrics from different dashboards to pull the key elements of your business together<br />
Safe and secure discovery - personal sand boxing and team sand boxes too<br />
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<br />Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-69740389892211005452016-09-18T11:31:00.006-07:002016-09-18T11:31:58.828-07:00Iron Viz III - Device Specific Dashboards<div class="MsoNormal">
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through my blog you will notice one missing item. Iron Viz Qualifier II. It was
all about politics during a pretty dramatic time. The Presidential candidates
were getting chosen in the US and the UK was in the midst of voting themselves
out of the EU. Visualising data on politics was the last thing I wanted to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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up on stage and viz my little heart out. It’s to actually investigate subjects
and techniques I am interested in. But this time was different. I actually
could develop an app that was useful for me and improve my chance of getting
better at something I do a lot; namely Cycling. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have been sitting on
a data set of all my rides for the last two years but I didn’t just want to
visualise them for a vanity project of “oh look how much I ride”. I wanted to
save the data set for a time that it would actually teach me something and aid
my improvement. Tableau’s release of device-specific dashboarding gave me
exactly that opportunity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The data set shows
that I already capture the data from each ride manually, but now I can just add
it to a google sheet and get instant feedback on whether I am riding as much
this year than last, whether I visited some cool places and I shouldn’t forget,
or whether I ride more if the weather is better etc. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Keeping a running
total of the distance I do, whether it is inside on the turbo trainer or Spin
Class or on training rides or tours, can give me an idea of whether I am
improving and riding more distance with more confidence. The mobile dashboard
can be easily checked to see this. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But what about my friends
who don’t keep up with every ride? Well they can check out the normal dashboard
that will give them a view on the foreign adventures and how I am getting on
with my overall distance for the year (a little peer pressure goes along when
it’s raining outside and the last thing you want to do is hit the roads). <o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t often build
individual callout numbers but in this dashboard they certainly had their
places. I didn’t want to create multiple graphs with similar trend lines for
different metrics. Time on the saddle and overall distance would always follow
the same pattern so calling these overview numbers out was an easy design
choice to make. To do this, just drop the value you want to show in to the
middle of the visualisation (or on to the text part of the marks card). You can
then edit the text (click on the text part of the marks card) to put the value
in to a description to help position the number. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Information Lab we obviously use Tableau to visualise our sales numbers and
seeing them evolve overtime is useful. Comparing similar time periods against
each other is a great way to show your progress so I decided to take a monthly
look at the distance I rode and how it adds up. Giving myself lots of monthly
targets rather than always trying to make a new personal best can be a lot more
motivational and helps to break big targets down. The way Tableau handles dates
is perfect for this so splitting out the months in to individual running totals
is really easy as you can use separate date parts (day on ‘Columns’, months on ‘Detail’).
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Rather than using a quick filter, Tableau actually performs better using a
sheet with a dashboard action filter affecting the other sheets. This means
that users need to be guided to interact with the worksheet that you want to
act as the filter. A fun way to do this is to use custom shapes to make these
filter sheets more interesting. You can load images and your own shapes in to
Tableau by adding them to the ‘Shapes’ folder in your ‘My Tableau Repository’
(you’ll probably find it in your ‘My Documents’ folder if you are a Windows
user). Rather than just having four icons for the seasons – I thought four
different images of me cycling during the different seasons would illustrate
this differently. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-35030927361747733352016-06-15T13:35:00.001-07:002016-06-15T13:40:10.756-07:00#data16 - My SummaryEvery year I mean to write this post. In the seven Tableau conferences I have been to, I think I hit this aim once. Let's make this two shall we? So here's a small collection of thoughts on a range of subjects whilst they are all 'fresh' in my head:<br />
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The Product<br />
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<li>Tableau 10 is going to rock. 10,000 people are on the beta programme and I love everything that I have seen and tinkered with so far. Speaking to Francois Ajenstat this week, I admitted that the volume of 'newness' can be overwhelming at times but woah does it make the jobs we have exciting. </li>
<li>The developments are needed. I love the tool but it is still quite new and has grown so rapidly so there are definitely things that need to change. People are still struggling with Blending and need more Enterprise level control to appease more of the stakeholders who are blinking demanding. v10 is delivering a lot of these requests. </li>
<li>Some demanded developments aren't being delivered. There is a lot of demand for sunburst, sankeys and network diagrams. I'm still glad that non-best practice charts are being held back. I like to highlight that if you really want to build these you can but there are reasons why you shouldn't. This challenge will never go away.</li>
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<li>Great to chat to so many familiar faces. I couldn't walk anywhere for more than a minute before I'd stop and chat to some great people who I only get to see a few times a year. I love the community and the conference is a chat to talk to people in more than 140 characters</li>
<li>Meeting lots of people who I have trained and are loving the tool. Special shout out to Claudia who I taught in the Netherlands but so many more from clients and Tableau Public training sessions. It really motivates me to keep trying to make my training sessions better </li>
<li>Putting a few of those Twitter profile photos to real faces. You know who you are!</li>
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<li>Absolutely cracking job by the conference team to run a conference for a 1,000 people. This is no small event so great job to everyone involved. You guys allow us to just enjoy and that speaks volume</li>
<li>Great to meet so many new Tabloids.</li>
<li>Bethany Lyons maintained the rule of 'Attend any session at a conference that Bethany presents'. Freaking amazing and thought provoking work that keeps me humble (even if you did offer a me Women's sized t-shirt)</li>
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The Information Lab team</div>
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So thank you all for making it a great couple of days and see you in Munich or Austin soon.</div>
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Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18385923109850401921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-24702452109825921872016-06-15T07:30:00.002-07:002016-06-15T07:30:50.144-07:00#data16 - Artilize This - Bethany Lyons Balancing Art and Analysis in Tableau<br />
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Bethany takes some crazy challenges including creating Matt Miller's shoes in Tableau. Mission successful.<br />
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Bethany shows an example of overlapping compaign dates and actually when talking through the way she fomulated the calculation logic, she broken it down bit-by-bit. A great lesson of how to solve the seemingly impossible / improbable to solve but do you need the level of precision the calculation is asking you to get to. </div>
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Carl Allchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970016782210711447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680422219299072735.post-3702314296926551232016-06-15T06:04:00.001-07:002016-06-15T06:26:35.260-07:00#data 16 - Maria Konnikova - The Confidence Game1951 in Canada and there is a huge shortage of doctors as no one wants to volunteer as they will be taken to be part of the Korean War. The Recruiting Officers were thrilled when an experience surgeon turned up out of the blue. The ship was on passage to Korea when they came across a ship of Korean injured soldiers. Ferdinand Demarra was actually the great 'imposter' and didn't even have a high school diploma - just a few text books on medicene. He actually undertook the surgery and somehow no one dies on the operating table. The Doctor Seer was actually in Canada and had his identity stolen when at a Monestary from a Brother Monk.<br />
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So what is it that makes us give our confidence (trust) to others?</div>
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Maria thought that sceptics wouldn't be caught out. The research proved that as a species we are pretty bad at working out if we are spotting lies. As most people are not out to get you, you get an implicit trust if you are not looking at them. Every single day we lie and we actually accept it as pure truth telling with be pretty miserable. "How are you?"... "Well let me tell you..." Uh oh! People with higher IQs actually trust peoople more. Stronger social connections often lead to longer lives. We have not evolved to spot them. Maria basically wanted to lock herself away as questioning the truth telling lead her to be more sceptical about society and all those around her. </div>
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The 'above average effect', the 'exceptionalism bias' People think they are naturally above average on desirable traits. Being bad at 'understanding people' is not something we expect.</div>
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Al Capone - one fine day Victor Lustig (fine conartist who sold the Eiffel Tower - twice) Al Capone met with Lustig even though Capone knew his background and 'skills'. Lustig gets $20k to double Capone's money. Lustig just used a safety deposit box to hold the money but just gave the $20k back to Capone and said his ideas didn't hold out. Capone expected to either 1. Double or 2. Lose it all. Capone actually just gave him $6k to get him out of his financial difficulties. </div>
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To avoid a con 'if it seems to be good to be true, it probably is'. But it's very easy to tell this if you are judging others. Not so easy when we assume we are exceptional ourselves, so wouldn't get caught out. When you are experiencing something about you and emotion - you are no longer as logical. If you get someone involved within the story, they critique the data less. Yale researchers proved this by comparing the same story in a newspaper compared to a stronger narrative. </div>
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Hacking is about 'Humanint' - Human Intelligence - and we are sharing lots of our Human Experience that are giving hackers the keys to what we do and therefore making data available to bad actors. </div>
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The best magician is the best storyteller and distractor rather than the best technical skills.</div>
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The reason why we don't have good data on cons as we don't want to admit we have been conned. </div>
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