What we’ve learned: We believe in peace and fulfillment of humankind’s potential. There’s a lot of untapped human potential in the world, especially in young people. This is especially true in AIESEC. It’s easy to get locked into local operations and inside the “AIESEC bubble.” If we can give the average member access to global understanding – of AIESEC and of world trends, we can exponentially increase their ability to drive their own learning experience and that of others. This leads to a rapid increase in positive impact on society. Access to global information – the “big picture” – unlocks our potential. This is our big idea, and we want to make it happen. But we can’t build it alone. We have limited talent and limited time. Therefore, we took a first step, at the Global Exchange meeting. We are providing some examples we made there, as well as our learning, and a space to get this started. Let’s go! What we learned in our first try About data visualization in general Words and numbers together are more powerful than numbers alone. Interactive graphs are awesome! Change over time highlights some of the most relevant data Protect data privacy (ex. Names, company names, emails) Consider your audience and purpose (operational vs. showcasing) Our personal experience This is new, so it can be frustrating – there is a learning curve. To play with ideas, use the tools that don’t require coding. To answer specific questions or problems, tools that require coding can be used. Tips on making data useful and safe:
Demographic data is useful but tricky! Use columns: instead of the string “Accounting, economics, finance”, split the data so that there’s a column for each No graphic should make it possible to individually identify a participant If you have lots of variables, it can be helpful to pre-process by adding extra columns with groupings.
o For example, regions or percentiles. To map it, you need geographic locations