The Power of Community
Bill Shander
Keynote speaker, workshop leader, LinkedIn Learning Instructor focused on information design, data storytelling & visualization, and creativity
I didn't teach myself #datavisualization, even though I used to say I did. No, the community taught me everything I know.
And this isn't unique to #dataviz. Many of us who weren't formally trained in our work learned because we were able to stand on the shoulders of giants who came before us, read the books and watch the videos produced by those who learned this craft a bit earlier and or dove a little (or a lot) deeper than we had at that point.
Community is absolutely critical. And until pretty recently, data visualization was a practice that didn't really have a formalized community and the informal ones were pretty hard to find. But that's changed. You should enmesh yourself in this community and it will pay dividends for you, just as it has for me.
Lesson: Data Visualization Community
In this Lesson & Listen episode, I share some places to go to find community to help you advance your knowledge in this field.
Listen: Data Visualization Community with Amanda Makulec
In this interview, Amanda Makulec , the Executive Director of the Data Visualization Society talks about the role DVS plays in this community, where it's going, and her own experiences with community throughout her 10-year career in the field.
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Data viz designer, teacher & speaker | Executive Director at Data Visualization Society
2 年Thanks for the wonderful chat Bill Shander! Always love opportunities to talk about the ways community has shaped my work, and what we're doing at the Data Visualization Society to build more connections across our data community.