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The Wall (part III) 16 Mar 2012 | 09:23 pm
We have to turn our databases inside out. As long as we are only saving (and not using) information, the time and effort we have spent producing and storing it was all for nothing. Read more about the...
The Wall (part II) 18 Feb 2012 | 03:23 am
Last time, we unveiled the secret of our monitor wall. Today, we’ll go one room further and show you what else you can do with a wall full of on-screen parameters – besides, of course, stealing the sh...
The Wall (part I) 20 Jan 2012 | 10:23 pm
Actually, we wanted to keep this to ourselves a bit longer. But before someone else copies it and takes all the credit, we’re announcing it now: Peeking through the keyhole is out. Panoramic views are...
Spreading the word against lopsided graphics 23 Dec 2011 | 06:23 pm
Our August post on a botched-up scale in a “Spiegel” graphic has made some waves. A magazine for infographic designers picked up on our arguments and dedicated a two-page spread to the topic – with a ...
Sum up and spell 3 Dec 2011 | 01:23 am
Controllers are supposed to be consultants. Their reports are supposed to have a message – ideally, in the title as well as in the comments and summaries. Today, we’ll learn how to formulate messages ...
You can close your eyes but not your ears 11 Nov 2011 | 07:11 pm
Managers receive more information than they can take in. In fact, their information absorption capacity is the main bottleneck in Business Intelligence. Here are a few ways we can increase it. From ...
A SUCCESS story 22 Oct 2011 | 03:35 am
Together with Rolf Hichert, we have been battling against graphical opulence and anorexic content in reporting since 2007. Recently, we hosted our tenth, joint Advanced Seminar on Industrial Reporting...
King ROI and Lady BI 30 Sep 2011 | 10:48 pm
People often talk big when they talk about BI. Exaggerations go along with the hype but they remain what they are: exaggerated. Today, we are going to talk back – about the ROI that BI can deliver. ...
Simply wrong is downright difficult 9 Sep 2011 | 11:21 pm
“We understand linear scales but can’t make any sense out of logarithmic ones,” some people say. We say that most people understand linear scales…incorrectly. And only logarithmic scales portray thing...
Line straight wrong 19 Aug 2011 | 09:02 pm
People say that whether you use a logarithmic scale or a linear one for the development of national debt, the world population or the global climate depends on what you want to show. Wrong, we say. Li...
