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Those Little Numbers and People

Related to my thoughts on Data as Disempowerment, here are some words to remember from Eduardo Galeano‘s Book of Embraces (pg. 81)

… the more wretched and desperate the people, the more the statistics smiled and laughed.

thoselittlepeopleandnumbersIf you don’t have it already, I suggest picking up a copy from your local library and giving it a read.

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March 14, 2013

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Data Therapy is a hands-on process for building capacity to find and tell stories with data in creative ways, created by me (Rahul Bhargava). I believe that data can be used to empower people. Advocating with information can be an effective way to create the change you want to see.  My Data Therapy program builds capacity for story-finding and story-telling with data. My workshops try to make working with data both fun and impactful. I help people learn by playing with data.

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