Dynamic Reporting: More Show, Less Tell

This presentation will revisit dynamic “slidedoc-style” reporting, looking into high-level principles and best practices for data visualization and page layouts to teach you how to “show more and tell less” when drafting a report. There will be a demonstration with a real-world example of a typical evaluation report implemented into this dynamic format as well as an interactive “How can we fix this?” activity to illustrate what pitfalls to avoid while drafting.

The objectives specifically will be:

• To share best practices in data visualization and dynamic report drafting;
• Demonstrate how other departments/organizations might approach implementing data visualization; and,
• Allow the attendants to apply what they’ve learned by pointing out how to improve pages.

Presenters:

Jonathan Malcolm, Senior Evaluation Officer, Innovation Science and Economic Development
Jonathan Malcolm is a senior evaluation officer from the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. As an evaluator, he has actively launched and innovated in the evaluation reporting space to produce reports that are engaging, easier to digest and incorporate data visualization.

Julia Hillyard, Evaluation Analyst, Innovation Science and Economic Development
Julia Hillyard is an evaluation analyst from the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. Julia has been a major innovator in the data visualization space and has participated in knowledge sharing and implementation.