Cognitive workflow: How data viz and user flow intersect to make us smarter
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How does data viz make us smarter? How do we reason with information to get insights?
We need something to orient us when we look at a data visualization. The role of abstraction and narrative techniques are important factors to structuring a user interaction around data.
Agenda:
6:00 - 6:15: Arrive, grab some food and introduce yourself to new faces
6:15 - 7:30: Presentation by Mark Schindler of GroupVisual.io
• Elements of human intelligence: a repertoire of concepts & metaphorical abstraction
• Historical background of graphical techniques & some examples (Genevieve von Petzinger, Christoph Niemann, Diego Velázquez, Pablo Picasso, and more)
• Lessons we can learn: applying these techniques to data visualization and cognitive workflow
• Specific examples of data visualizations & the different user flows they enable
7:30 - 8:00: Q&A, open discussion and topic suggestions
Light refreshments will be provided. Hope to see you there!
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