As we examine new data display tools and new data sets, we wrestle with the key questions of innumeracy, statistical literacy, and making technology accessible and user-friendly to a broad set of people in the community.
Send me your ideas about helping your community understand and use your indicator systems. I'll share my favorites soon.
In the meantime, here's a quick reminder that the issues we face aren't new:
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/introducing-the-book-p1.php
Community Indicators for Your Community
Real, lasting community change is built around knowing where you are, where you want to be, and whether your efforts are making a difference. Indicators are a necessary ingredient for sustainable change. And the process of selecting community indicators -- who chooses, how they choose, what they choose -- is as important as the data you select.
This is an archive of thoughts I had about indicators and the community indicators movement. Some of the thinking is outdated, and many of the links may have broken over time.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Adapting to New Technology
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