The Seemingly Impossible Is Possible
July 3rd, 2007 | by Neal Levene |
Do yourself a favor and take 19 minutes to watch the video attached to this post. It is interesting on a number of different levels.
The video comes from the TEDTalks website. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. They sponsor conferences where they bring multi-disciplinary speakers together on a variety of topics. They have a fantastic tag line: “Ideas Worth Spreading”.
The video features a speech by Hans Rosling, creater of the Trendalyzer software. His topic is how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. Hans Rosling uses Trendalyzer and a software called Dollar Street to show a pattern of rapid development in African countries. Moreover, he shows how it is happening at a rate far faster than with the United States. He concludes that what seems impossible can be possible. There is a big finish to his presentation. I encourage you to hang in for it.
Many people have trouble understanding what business intelligence, data analytics, and data visualization are. [I look forward to the day when my wife can tell someone what I actually do. “It’s kind of like a Rubik’s Cube type thing,” doesn’t really cut it.] This video demonstrates the process of data analysis, exploration, and visualization well. Of course the real value is in the decisions taken once the information is understood.
Enjoy!!!
About this Talk
In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software — which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats. (Ten days later, he announced a deal with Google to acquire the software.) He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels. Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale.
About Hans Rosling
As a doctor and researcher, Hans Rosling identified a new paralytic disease induced by hunger in rural… Read full bio ยป
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