Blogposts
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Definition of fake news – Disinformation & ‘fake news’ Report – Visual Summary
Read more: Definition of fake news – Disinformation & ‘fake news’ Report – Visual SummaryIn this blog post, we look at the definition of fake news and highlight the key findings in a visual summary. This is based on Section 1 of the Disinformation and ‘fake news’ report and is the first in a series of seven posts. Let´s begin! About the report In July 2018, the House of Commons […]
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Public Health Visual Summary for Dr Amy Barnes, Sheffield Uni
Read more: Public Health Visual Summary for Dr Amy Barnes, Sheffield UniThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing a visual summary for Dr Amy Barnes titled ‘Public Health Across the UK Nations: Policy and systems since national devolution’. Let´s begin! Step 1: Introductory Call & Research Consultation The first step in producing the visual summary was a 1-hour meeting with Amy. We discussed what […]
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Policy Brief for Dr Connelly, GLOBE, Warwick University
Read more: Policy Brief for Dr Connelly, GLOBE, Warwick UniversityThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing the third GLOBE policy brief, authored by Dr Stephen Connelly and titled: “The Future of UK-EU Corporate Mobility”. This brief is part of the GLOBE Centre Policy Brief Series launched in February 2018. The purpose of this series is to showcase the expertise of the researchers. We […]
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Policy Brief for Dr Farrand, GLOBE, Warwick University
Read more: Policy Brief for Dr Farrand, GLOBE, Warwick UniversityThis blog post focuses on the step-by-step process of producing the second GLOBE policy brief, authored by Dr Ben Farrand and titled: “Brexit: Mitigating Uncertainty in Intellectual Property Law and Policy”. This brief is part of the GLOBE Centre Policy Brief Series launched in February 2018. The purpose of this series is to showcase the expertise of […]
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Using Trello to Communicate Research
Read more: Using Trello to Communicate ResearchCondensing and visualising research for us involves lots of ‘coffee’ and ‘cappuccinos’ (literally and figuratively speaking…). In this blog post, we take you behind the scenes to show you how we use Trello to communicate research. Our projects need a Project Manager (PM), a Research Communicator (RC) and a Graphic Designer (GD). The PM ties […]
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Using Cappuccinos to Explain How We Visualise Research
Read more: Using Cappuccinos to Explain How We Visualise ResearchThis blog post uses the art of making a cappuccino to explain how we visualise research findings. We’ll talk about how we turn a cup of purified filtered coffee (i.e. the condensed research that looks bland) into a deliciously flavoured cappuccino (i.e. hello! visual document). Let´s start! A little review Our projects require a Project […]
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Using Coffee to Explain How We Condense Research
Read more: Using Coffee to Explain How We Condense ResearchThis blog post uses the joy of making coffee to explain how we condense research from 10,000 words (i.e. the original research, the coffee beans) to 1,000 words (i.e. filtered coffee!) Let´s start! Two main activities underpin what we do: we condense research and visualise it. Project management is the glue that ties everything together. […]
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New Visual Summary for Dr Jo Bates, Sheffield Uni
Read more: New Visual Summary for Dr Jo Bates, Sheffield UniI met Dr Jo Bates from the University of Sheffield during a ‘Data and Society’ module as part of my Data Science MSc. I enjoyed her course because it made us think about data ethics in our society. After completing my course, she approached us to create a visual summary based on her research. This […]
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What We Learned From Failing To Meet Client Expectations
Read more: What We Learned From Failing To Meet Client ExpectationsWhen I founded Research Retold, failing to meet client expectations was not exactly the first scenario I prepared for. This is probably because my brain was trying to protect me from a reality that’s not easy to confront. After a year of successfully managing and delivering 20 client projects, the day had come. In the […]