Submitted by Matt Moore on Fri, 18/04/2008 - 11:44.
I absolutely agree with you Graham. The range of visualisation techniques that can be applied to data, information & knowledge have proliferated. This is in many ways a good thing but if these techniques are not to lead to managers making bad decisions then we need to ensure:
Both the creators and users of visuals understand what they mean (and what is lost in the representation).
That written documentation & detail are important.
A good deal of the corporate planning I have observed is like a ritual rain dance; it has no effect on the weather that follows, but those who engage in it think it does. Moreover, it seems to me that much of the advice and instruction related to corporate planning is directed at improving the dancing, not the weather.
Visual Literacy
I absolutely agree with you Graham. The range of visualisation techniques that can be applied to data, information & knowledge have proliferated. This is in many ways a good thing but if these techniques are not to lead to managers making bad decisions then we need to ensure: