People of Data

POD BEHIND THE SCENES 😯 🎥 We have so many interesting things to say, and we're always exploring, planning and prepping how we can say them... but sometimes we have to improvise! So, here's a little insight into the not-always-totally-glamorous setup which goes on behind the scenes. Picture 1: Who needs a tripod? Reema Vadoliya uses a pile of books to film a video talking to camera. Picture 2: Well, she didn't want to distract Reema. Caragh Medlicott hides in a corner while said video takes place. - It can be challenging for organisations to connect with audiences via social media. After all, it's harder to feel real engagement when looking at a logo rather than a face. Oftentimes, when we see companies posting on social media it feels more like a lip service exercise than a real drive to foster audience connection - but we want to do more than just that! So, we're putting it to you. We're entering a period where you can expect to hear from us more regularly as exciting things continue to happen.... but what would you like to see from us on social media? 📊 Data insights 📖 Data storytelling 💪 Inspirational material 🎬 Behind the scenes fun 🤷🏽 All of the above or something totally different! - Please, tell us in the comments below! And don't be afraid to like & share so we can get as much feedback as possible!

Here's a very handy write-up from Reema Vadoliya's talk at The Marketing Meetup alongside Joe Glover in May. Thank you Mowbi for creating this! Catch the talk through the link in the comments

No one's life can fit neatly inside a tick box. America Ferrera's TED talk will always be a huge inspiration to us here at POD - we want to find new ways to make collecting personal data empowering rather than reductive & limiting. After all, America is right. Our identity is our superpower, and it deserves to be respected. - Agree? Tell us in the comments below!

“It’s allowing you to interact with something other than just yourself… but sometimes we trust it too much.” Our founder Reema Vadoliya giving some much-needed nuance on the role of AI at work, in our lives, and in the world more broadly. When something as shiny, exciting and fast-developing as AI appears in the world there is a tendency to be reactive. One day it's our saviour, the next it's a villain - but what if the truth is somewhere in the middle? Watch the clip below for more & don't forget to check out the full episode! - How do you feel about AI? Good/bad, excited/scared, engaged/indifferent... we want to hear your view ⬇️💬

How do you feel when you go to an event? It could be any event - conference, work party, local community event. Does getting a basic form that says "How was this event?" encourage you to share your experience? Any increased excitement levels from introducing a 1-10 scale as the response option? What about when an organisation says "By the way, can we have all demographic data too?" If you're lucky you'll get a "We want to know who our organisation is impacting" as a reason for asking this question. I'll let you know how I feel about it. Frustrated, uninspired and unmotivated to share my experience. We're designing a new approach at People of Data. We are centring people's attention, respecting their intersectional identities and providing organisations the opportunity to ACTUALLY understand their impact! If you're interested to learn more about this send me a message. I'd love to share more information with you about it Let's bring some humanity, respect and purpose into our data collection approaches.

Swiftmania in data! 🎉📊 This weekend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour will have its last UK performances until August, but what impact has the show had in the almost three weeks it’s been here? 🕺Shake it off. At Swift’s Edinburgh show, seismic activity was monitored 6km away from Murrayfield Stadium due to commotion caused by fans cheering and dancing. 🤑 Hey big spender. Spending by Eras Tour ticket-holders is more than 12 times the average cost of a UK night out (£67). 👯 Let’s be friends. Following a fan-driven tradition of making friendship bracelets to exchange at Eras Tour gigs, Hobbycraft have reported that their sales of beads have gone up by 500%. 📈 Record breaking. With nearly 73K fans in attendance each night at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, this tour is officially the highest-attended gig in Scottish history. 🎉 Who said data can’t be fun!? - Were you at any of the Taylor Swift shows? Did you have fun? Have you seen her live before? DID YOU MAKE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS? Tell us all below!

Swiftmania in data! 🎉📊 This weekend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour will have its last UK performances until August, but what impact has the show had in the almost three weeks it’s been here? 🕺Shake it off. At Swift’s Edinburgh show, seismic activity was monitored 6km away from Murrayfield Stadium due to commotion caused by fans cheering and dancing. 🤑 Hey big spender. Spending by Eras Tour ticket-holders is more than 12 times the average cost of a UK night out (£67). 👯 Let’s be friends. Following a fan-driven tradition of making friendship bracelets to exchange at Eras Tour gigs, Hobbycraft have reported that their sales of beads have gone up by 500%. 📈 Record breaking. With nearly 73K fans in attendance each night at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, this tour is officially the highest-attended gig in Scottish history. 🎉 Who said data can’t be fun!? - Were you at any of the Taylor Swift shows? Did you have fun? Have you seen her live before? DID YOU MAKE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS? Tell us all below!

“I’d probably be more interested in filling in those forms if the first question was do you like donuts.” Some feedback we had recently when discussing the process of filling out diversity and inclusion forms. We know that diversity is important. After all: 💸 Diverse companies earn 2.5x higher cash flow per employee. 📈 Inclusive teams are over 35% more productive. ✅ Diverse teams make better decisions 87% of the time. Diversity is also the foundation of inclusivity. The trouble is, the methods for gathering the data which makes that possible is often at best boring and at worst dehumanising. Maybe donuts aren’t the answer (though sometimes they are!) but it’s certainly about time we shook things up a bit… - What question would get your attention on a feedback of D&I form? Please discuss in the comments below 🍩 🔽🍩

Data and storytelling often seem like opposing forces. 📈 One typically makes us think of numbers, figures and statistics... ...the other authors, words and narrative 📚   But it’s time to rethink!    Data and storytelling naturally enhance one another. Here's why. -   What does storytelling mean to you? Tell us in the comments below!

Join Reema this weekend for a workshop discussing how data is used in AI. This will be an interactive workshop alongside Ellie Kulsuma of Creating AI