More people in our community are hearing about data walks and wondering if they could use one in their own work. A data walk brings people together to look at data, react to it, and help make sense of what it shows. But what does that actually look like, and what do you learn from doing one?
In this session, community members who have facilitated data walks will talk about how they set them up, what surprised them, and what they would do differently. We'll look at how the format works in practice, from choosing what data to share to how you guide the conversation.
You'll leave with a clearer picture of what a data walk involves, ideas for whether one fits your work, and practical starting points for planning your own. We'll also talk about why bringing community into the meaning making changes what you learn.
Have you facilitated a data walk? If you’re willing to talk about how you set it up and what you learned, please reach out to Jackie at jackie@ctdata.org.
About this group:
We are a group of data users in Connecticut who are supporting one another as we work toward more equitable data practices. We focus on racial equity explicitly but not exclusively.
Some of the topics we talk about include:
How can we make sure we don't make certain groups invisible through how we disaggregate our data?
How can we learn to focus our attention on the strengths, rather than the deficits, of groups we are seeking to serve or support?
How can we learn from the people who we hope will benefit from our products or services about what their data means to them?
How can we help the institutions that we are part of to be trustworthy so that people will trust us with their information/data?
You can read more about our past events here.
Please feel free to check out the group. And if it is helpful, please share it!