Data analysts are some of the most important contributors to today's organisations. Their contributions are enabled not by filling in requirements documents but by exploration, feel, intuition, and creativity. As tools and data move into the Cloud, the leading edge analytical tools support creative flow. In this session, Andy will explain how four key elements of creative tools should be baked into all modern analytics tools.
But here’s thing:
Tableau, we believe most inspiring advancements
computer revolution different altogether
We believe most exciting advancements revolution
are those…
In the cloud….
They
do billions operations second
process complex concepts
embedded tiny devices
Their power,
Often take away drudgery.
sorting mail
detecting fraud
routing traffic
self-driving without steering wheels that will take us around
But here’s thing:
Tableau, we believe most inspiring advancements
computer revolution different altogether
We believe most exciting advancements revolution
are those…
Expand our creative potential human beings
Tableau, give steering wheel, not take away.
We believe next great steps aren’t automating routine
About unleashing creative potential your mind
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Example computing advancement did this
Your work paper.
Changing design painful
Imagine finished design, client said,
“What if move master bed 1st floor?”
Frustrating
Experimentation costly
CAD, suddenly drag shapes, new angles, figure new idea good one.
Incredibly empowering people
Ideas putty, thanks computers.
World tremendously improved
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Exciting thing happening now software, creative tools easier.
Creative software historically required expertise, now
Sketchup
Tinkerpad
Paper
power more people
And already, we can see
amazing results pour out, help people think creatively.
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Now, you might ask,
“why earth is this guy talking creative tools and arts?”
Because traditional BI has missed a key point
The answer is that
Data analysis is a creative process.
People work data emerging most import
c_problem solvers modern org
People work data becoming some most important
c_thinkers modern society
[And at Tableau]
And at Tableau,
we believe unleash their creative genius
most important goal modern analytics strategy
People think of Analysts as different from creative profs like Artists
Fact, many say Data Analysis + Art are opposites
But actually similar:
Analysts, Artists both are on mission reveal new
Reveal truth, meaning.
Artists challenge look world differently | So should analysts
Analysis+ Art both
Observation | Curiosity | Creative Problem-Solving
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Creative thinking crucial Arts.
Everyone knows.
But how many say “supporting creative thinking” crucial BI platform
Never listed RFP.
BI requirements - KPIs, gauges.
We’re putting creative analytics in the centre of org’s capabilities.
better answers, deeper thinking, more engaged employee
Our fundamental design strategy recognizes 4 crucial things for analytics that are same as creative tools
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First, encourage experimentation.
Central element creative problem solving ability sketch, experiment.
Andrew Wyeth, American artist,
start charcoal drawings
–rough notations –
then advance detailed studies watercolor;
if something working, begin work oil paint.
Look at the first sketch – mistakes, iterations, flow. Do Traditional BI tools let you do that first? No – you design the end result first attempt
[Creative thinkers start…]
So imagine impact
bringing experimentation / fast prototyping your data strategy.
What if people your company given tools invention?
Opportunities your employees will uncover will explode.
Way more than any major centralized data science project
Bring up because Tableau arch software support fast experiment data
We creating analytics platform embraces fast prototyping, creative experiment
So ideas putty in your hands.
Key part design philosophy,
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2nd key attribute software supports creativity
Speed
System provide feedback creator immediately.
Imagine if artist mark paper, showed 10 later.
Impossible to work.
Artists need immediate feedback, connection ideas, maintain focus.
That’s why Tableau investing speed improvement after another.
You going see next big wave speed investments today.
So you stay connected your work, chase ideas.
3rd requirement creative software
Expressiveness
Brilliant artists don’t use paint-by-number worksheets
They don’t confine selves prior expression
[They start blank canvas]
They start blank canvas, block wood, carve unique thoughts medium
When comes data, expressiveness important,
Isn’t something business software good at.
For how many years BI dominated wizards, dialog, templates
constraining our thoughts narrow path?
At Tableau, expand expressive data, by giving canvas innovation
In fact, launched Tableau, unexpected happened.
Expected people
Create results like these
Familiar visualizations
And you did
But then
we received this visualization from customer one day.
And then this one
And this one
And over years many more from you…
First thought you playing around. Turns out you were.
Why were people sending us their charts as if they were paintings? Because they were empowered and proud and invigorated
But then learned that this
Fantastic way look airline flight volume, delays, cluster airports.
You can pluck out key findings quickly
And this
Just right way look video game data
And so on down line
Your creativity inspired us.
Today emboldened make expressive essential analytics platform.
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Leads 4th requirement creative software
And that is
Giving people Control.
When inspired idea, need do yourself, like artist.
Something’s mind’s eye, need get out.
Da Vinci didn’t do great work using “Painting Request Form”
No, creative flow himself.
And that’s what Tableau bring you: Ability FLOW data.
We want help you build culture creative analytics workplace
empowering, satisfying people
and brings out best in them.
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Experimentation | Speed | Expressiveness | Control
Those crucial design requirements 21st century BI system
That system building for you
Mission serving brilliant people
Also about building brilliant companies.
Experimentation | Speed | Expressiveness | Control
Those crucial design requirements 21st century BI system
That system building for you
Mission serving brilliant people
Also about building brilliant companies.