Finding Clarity in Complexity: How to effectively communicate complex findings

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Complexity doesn’t have to be a barrier to understanding. When it comes to effective communication how you say something is just as important as what it is you have to say. At Get the Data we use cutting-edge data analysis tools to show our clients the impact their work is having, to predict how changing […]
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Georgia On My Mind

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In the words of Hoagey Carmichael’s “old sweet song”, Georgia’s on my mind. Since 1930 that song has been covered by many great American artists, including Georgia’s own Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong. Willie Nelson once performed a version accompanied by former governor of Georgia and US President Jimmy Carter on harmonica. A […]
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Is Your Network Not Working?

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We live in a world of networks. Our phones and computer give us access to innumerable interactions that would have been inconceivable thirty years ago, allowing us to make endless connections on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and countless other social media platforms. The ongoing shift to working from home makes business and professional networks ever […]
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What Do You Do When The Facts Change?

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When we evaluate policies and measure data it’s not unusual to find a gap between our expectations and what actually happened. The eminent British economist John Maynard Keynes is sometimes credited with saying “when the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?” Reality is notoriously stubborn and so, as Keynes noted, it […]
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