Understanding the value of data storytelling
AA: Do you think the ability to be a good storyteller is important for data leaders and others working in the data space broadly? How important do you think it is, and what are some of the ways that you think people can develop the necessary skills?
AG: The three core skills for data science are maths and statistics, computer programming, and domain knowledge, but if I had to add a fourth one, it would be communication and storytelling.
Storytelling is important because it’s not just communication. It’s not just speaking good English. At the end of the day, you want to convince somebody. Sometimes, data models don’t go to production because you’ve created the POC, but you were not able to convince the stakeholder that it was the right model to implement in production. If the business leader doesn’t understand what you are saying or you don’t understand what the business leader is saying, that...