This was presented by Rahul Bhargava from MIT at the Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC2016) in Barcelona on 27th April. You can find out more information about the conference here: https://www.mysociety.org/research/tictec-2016/
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Out of the spreadsheet and into the community: finding data-driven stories with data novices
1. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
TICTec 2016
Rahul Bhargava
rahulb@mit.edu
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Out of the Spreadsheet & into the
Community
Rahul Bhargava , rahulb@mit.edu , @rahulbot
2. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
TICTec 2016
Rahul Bhargava
rahulb@mit.edu
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Motivations
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the Community
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Measuring Impact
your project
+ =
measurement data
4. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
TICTec 2016
Rahul Bhargava
rahulb@mit.edu
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Measuring Impact Together
your project
+ =
measurement data
definition
collection
analysis
presentation
Opportunities for participation!
5. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
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rahulb@mit.edu
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Going from Data to Story Together
Asking
Questions
Finding
the Data
Finding a
Story
Telling
Your Story
Trying it
Out
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the Community
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rahulb@mit.edu
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Going from Data to Story Together: Example #1
Asking
Questions
Finding
the Data
Finding a
Story
Telling
Your Story
Trying it
Out
7. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
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Asking Questions Together is Hard
All the trees in Somerville, MA, USA
Data from the city of Somerville
Scraped by Rahul Bhargava
Presented via Microsoft Excel
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Asking Questions Together with WTFcsv
Presented via
wtfcsv.databasic.io
9. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
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rahulb@mit.edu
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Going from Data to Story Together: Example #2
Asking
Questions
Finding
the Data
Finding a
Story
Telling
Your Story
Trying it
Out
10. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
TICTec 2016
Rahul Bhargava
rahulb@mit.edu
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Telling Your Story Together: Data Murals
Created by youth from Groundwork Somerville, facilitated by Emily and Rahul Bhargava
“The numbers tell a story”
“Someone cared enough to do [the mural], and it benefits everyone”
“I’ve never made [an infographic], now I totally feel like I could. I’m inspired.”
11. Out of the Spreadsheet & into
the Community
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rahulb@mit.edu
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The Data Mural Process
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the Community
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Make This Whole Process Participatory
Asking
Questions
Finding
the Data
Finding a
Story
Telling
Your Story
Trying it
Out
• Brainstorming questions to ask
• Looking for stories in data
• Making a data storybook
• Building data sculptures
• Practice convincing diverse audiences
• And more…
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the Community
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rahulb@mit.edu
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Impact Data is an Opportunity
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Next Steps
• Checkout datatherapy.org for more ideas
• Contact me: rahulb@mit.edu, @rahulbot
Editor's Notes
What is Civic Tech? We all share some motivations - engagement, empowerment, participation, community building, network building, public good
Measurement produces data (qual and quant)
So how do we apply these motivations to measuring the impact of these projects?
Measurement produces data (qual and quant)
So how do we apply these motivations to measuring the impact of these projects?
So how do you make going from data to story participatory?
A few examples: in analysis and presentation
Start with asking questions
Asking the right question? Typically data is locked in unfriendly formats and interfaces, and shared in boring ways
WTFcsv is a tool we built to make the interfaces nicer, and the activity that goes with it makes the conversation better
Now to telling your story
Presenting a story?
participatory data murals
Workshop process
Make this whole process participatory to channel our motivations
High-tech or low-tech, ownership is key
I have more on my website, but a call for more creative examples along this pipeline
Let’s practice what we preach