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October 31, 2017
Mapping American Happiness
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Being inspired by this viz, I wanted to see if I could recreate it in Tableau. In particular, I wanted to make it interactive by allowing the user to:
- Hover over the legend to highlight the States in each quintile
- Highlight an entire region (as an alternative to Nathan's dotted lines dividing the regions)
- View detail in the tooltip
- See a custom mobile version
With this, here's my vizspiration about American happiness.
November 13, 2015
Dear Data Two | Week 28: Smiling at Strangers
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I was really looking forward to this week! Anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE talking to strangers. My wife has quite a few good stories to tell about me making the odd conversation with someone I don’t know. Mostly what I enjoy is seeing people’s reactions. I find most people to be accepting, but there are times when I probably should keep my mouth shut.
For Dear Data Two, I had to track smiling at strangers only. Meaning COMPLETE strangers. I collected data based on the date, location, and how the person reacted.
Locations were then grouped into five situations:
I strictly recorded only one reaction/interaction per person:
The reactions were grouped by sentiment:
I did a lot of exploration of the data in Tableau, which you can see by clicking on the image below. The most notable finding was how friendly people were while traveling. This surprised me because I assumed travel correlates with stress; I’m glad to know I’m wrong.
Overall, a super enjoyable week for me. I’m interested to see Jeffrey’s take on this topic. I think he’s a bit more introverted than me.
For Dear Data Two, I had to track smiling at strangers only. Meaning COMPLETE strangers. I collected data based on the date, location, and how the person reacted.
Locations were then grouped into five situations:
- Traveling
- Coffee & Food
- Leisure Activities
- Shopping
- Work
I strictly recorded only one reaction/interaction per person:
- Smiled back
- Smiled at me first
- Didn’t notice me
- Looked away
- Pretended they didn’t notice me
The reactions were grouped by sentiment:
- Positive = Smiled back & Smiled at me first
- Neutral = Didn’t notice me
- Negative = Looked away & Pretended they didn’t notice me
I did a lot of exploration of the data in Tableau, which you can see by clicking on the image below. The most notable finding was how friendly people were while traveling. This surprised me because I assumed travel correlates with stress; I’m glad to know I’m wrong.
Overall, a super enjoyable week for me. I’m interested to see Jeffrey’s take on this topic. I think he’s a bit more introverted than me.
February 12, 2012
Drive – What motivates me
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If you haven’t read Drive by Daniel Pink, you should, now. Buy it here or read a short overview of each chapter here. Daniel has identified three components that Drive us:
- Autonomy - The desire to be self-directed
- Mastery - Our urge to get better at stuff
- Purpose - The yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves
This led me to ponder…what motivates me? Why do I love what I do? I thought about how I’m driven.
- Autonomy – I’m given task/projects and given the FREEDOM to figure them out and present them back in the most effective way. I get to focus, concentrate and above all produce work on my terms. I’m allowed to figure things out on my own, to solve puzzle in the way I see fit. Best of all, I get to FAIL so that I learn.
- Mastery – I want to be an expert at what I do. This requires practice and opportunity, both of which I get from my boss. I get to play with data and with Tableau for hours on end each and every day. I’m driven by words from my boss like “Try out that new tool for this analysis. I know you can make it sing like no one else has.” In the end, I want to LEARN everyday.
- Purpose – I want to make a difference at Coke that no one has ever made before and I’m on that path. I’ve been told that the promotion optimization work that I’ve been doing is groundbreaking at Coke worldwide. I’m not motivated by pay or incentives. I’m motivated by the SMILES I see and the eyes that open from the teams I support and the customers I serve.
Here’s a great video that’ll make you want to go out and take on the world. This book truly is a game changer.
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