by Elizabeth | Sep 6, 2022 | Data Visualization, Evaluation
In my life and practice, nature and consulting are interconnected. My work is about emergence, and that requires me to remain grounded in my senses and the environment. I find an abundance of joy, creativity, and inspiration in nature. I do my best thinking in the... 
by Elizabeth | Nov 21, 2021 | Data Visualization
Recently, a colleague asked me how to visualize projections in Excel. Their boss needed to present information to a very fancy office. You know, the one that literally oversees the country and has an election for office every 4 years. So they needed to be accurate,... 
by Elizabeth | Oct 25, 2021 | Data Visualization, Evaluation
This week I was featured on Dana Wanzer’s EvaluLand podcast, where we talked about independent consulting, capacity building, and reporting. One of things we discussed was reporting successes and failures. We all have them. You can hear about a few of mine on the... 
by Elizabeth | May 4, 2021 | Data Visualization, Evaluation
How many times have you written a report and heard the client respond – This is amazing! I know exactly how to use this information! We changed our processes or policies because of the findings in the report! This is an evaluator’s dream. Yet, too often we... 
by Elizabeth | Mar 28, 2021 | Data Visualization
Last week I presented two data visualization workshops at the UC Davis Human Services 4th Annual Statewide CQI Conference. We talked about how to make informative and impactful data visualizations, how to tell a story with our visuals, and practiced with examples in...