6 Data Visualization Trends that Shape the Future

Next-gen data analytics

We are lucky to live in an era where we do less repetitive tasks and spend more time interpreting the data. We take as given real-time and up-to-the-minute recommendations generated automagically. BI is closely linked to AI (mainly artificial narrow intelligence).

Innovation in data visualization market supports understanding of your data without any effort. The answer is in the plate thanks to many shortcuts such as NLP, predictive planning and machine-learning-based reports.

How can I benefit from this trend?

Data journalism

Still, the most viral content is data-driven infographics and stories. Data literacy and data viz have gone to the mainstream. The pandemics prove the usability of the data viz across the world.

By effective storytelling with data, you gain a competitive advantage. Data-driven presentations and data-proofed facts build trust among customers.

How can you apply storytelling to your business on a daily basis?

• Add stats to your website, to grow a more reliable business
• Add gamification to your app to get your users more loyal
• Add interactive visuals to your article to make your content more viral. South China Morning Post, New York Times, Washington Post are good examples.

Give this trend to me!

Data literacy in the virtual way of working

The new WoW has come. Remote first. We are all working in the cloud from anywhere and anytime. Facing a virtual work environment for many industries is a new challenge. Self-sufficient data viz makes your work smarter.

According to the Wharton School of Business study, data visualization might shorten meetings by 24% (!). You gain efficient online meetings unless you possess data literacy skills fluently.

Duarte has researched how critical are communication skills in a new age of virtual meetings. Clear and straightforward data presentation is essential to improve communication within a team.

Why I don’t use that yet?

Graph thinking

Graph databases are the next long-term trend in data visualization and data analytics. Network graphs let you digest complex relations between users, their interaction with others and other devices.

Until 2022 public cloud services will be the core environment for the majority of AI solutions. Innovations in data analytics drive cloud-based AI.

In particular, graph databases and AI make a mixture of ad hoc insights. AI will interpret to you the connections between objects.

Virtualitics

Virtualitics is a hot trend about data viz and AR/VR. 3D data visualization was not very successful several years ago. The reason is behind the cognitive psychology. The human brain perceives objects faster in 2D.

VR TAM estimation is $209bn by 2022. What will be the piece of it for data visualization and analytics? With 5G technology potential, we can use AR simulations to make better-informed decisions in real-time.