Stephen Downes

I definitely enjoyed this talk yesterday and especially the way the presentation was supported with interactive graphics. It described a prototype for data mapping and visualization in Canada's public service using open data available from various government portals. It was intended as a proof of concept to show how these displays could be used to gain new perspectives on activities and trends across a large and complex organization. The visualizations were built using Kumu, a graphical tool to organize complex data into relationship maps.