I can’t think of any business tool more important than data.
Good data tells stories that illuminate the world around us. It convinces cardiologists to prescribe meditation rather than medication. It tells farmers in Iowa how they can save crawfish in Louisiana. It even explains why Steph Curry is worth $215 million to the Golden State Warriors.
Bad data confuses and obscures. It hides the true urgency of climate change, makes politicians misunderstand the economy, and ruins your chocolate chip cookies. Sometimes, it costs lives.
Unfortunately there’s a lot more bad data in the world than good. But I plan to change that.
I’ve launched The Good Data Project to share what I know — and try to learn a lot more — about:
Creating and collecting data.
Depicting data with figures.
Explaining data with words.
I hope you’ll follow along at GoodDataProject.com, on LinkedIn or Twitter, or by email.