How do you communicate to a nation just where their $787 billion in economic stimulus tax money is going? You could publish a 10,000 page report or you could, like President Obama, appoint one of the world's foremost information graphic designers.Edward Tufte, author of such books as Beautiful Evidence and Envisioning Information, is a statistician who turns data into a visual representation, making it far easier to communicate and understand. Tufte's response to his appointment was to say "I'm doing this because I like accountability and transparency, and I believe in public service. And it is the complete opposite of everything else I do. Maybe I'll learn something."
This is just another example of how design thinking is adding value to businesses (and government).
Read more at Business Week's Innovation and Design blog.
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