Try This: Data Sense Making
Getting clear on why you’re collecting data shifts your organization from being reactive to proactively data driven.
You know why you’re collecting data. You may even have data. What do you do with it?
Let’s try data sense making.
Data sense making is a partnership, guided by listening, collaboration, curiosity, and perspective sharing. Gather around and let’s try this activity.
This activity is ideal for:
- Anyone responsible for leading data collection and sense making processes
- Anyone interested in applying evaluative thinking
- Anyone interested in new ways to engaging stakeholders
What you’ll need:
- A setup conducive to capturing ideas (laptop, pen and paper, whiteboard, etc.). Make sure your notes are kept in a place where you can refer back to
- Depending on the size of the evaluation, allocate between 1 – 3 hours of time for your session
- Consider the time of the session and the lives of the participants