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Archive of the posts written by author : Ben Jones.

4 Ways I Challenge Myself as a Data Trainer

As some of you know, I recently left Tableau to start a for-profit data education…

On Giving and Receiving Critique in DataViz Communities

Author’s note: Thank you to Naomi Robbins, Eva Murray, Chris Love, Luke Stanke, & Steve…

17 Key Traits of Data Literacy

Well it has been one month since I left Tableau and started my first business,…

On to the Next Chapter

Today’s my last day as an employee of Tableau. It has been an unforgettable 6…

Does Your Team Need a Data Curator?

(Featured image: iStock/stefanamer) Do you need a dedicated “data curator”, or is that a task…

How to Make a Clock Chart in Tableau

I’m currently working on my second book, Avoiding Data Pitfalls, which I hope to complete…

On Data Ethics

Yesterday evening I started teaching a new data visualization class at the University of Washington’s…

Announcing the 2018 Tapestry Conference

Great news, data fans – Tapestry is happening! For those of you who have been…

Love for Dot Plots

Note: This post is inspired by Cole Knaflic’s August 2018 #SWDChallenge to data visualization practitioners…

When Data is the Dumbest Sh-t You’ve Ever Heard

Data is used to measure and compare human beings in many ways in the world…