The right paradigm: Creativity and innovation

- [Instructor] Once you get past…basic charts and graphs and maps,…hopefully, you'll get to the point…where you're trying what I'll call lazily,…just creative and innovative visualization forms.…Now, innovation can be a force for good, certainly,…but sometimes, people are trying new things…just for innovation's sake, and of course,…I'd recommend that you concentrate on the former.…Really innovate when you need to…to try to find better ways to communicate…the data that you have.…In this video, I'm just going to share a few examples…and partly, it's because you have to master the basics…before you start breaking the rules.…

But also, because I don't want to…overwhelm you with too many things.…This is mostly for inspiration purposes.…When you are trying to get creative and innovative,…of course, you want to be thoughtful…about how and when you push those boundaries…of the well-established norms.…You don't want to reduce the clarity…of the data you're explaining.…You don't want to confuse people.…So, the first example in this category…