Expertise · Data & Insights specialism
🎨 Visualisation & Data Storytelling
How you craft and develop expertise in your discipline, including your two specialism skills.
Explanations are a first draft and may be refined.
What it is
Presenting data visually and as a clear story that people understand and act on.
Why it matters at Minty
Insight only creates value when it is understood. Good storytelling turns analysis into decisions.
What it looks like in practice
- Chooses the clearest chart for the point being made
- Builds dashboards people actually use
- Leads with the narrative, backed by the numbers
What good looks like at each stage
- 2 · EmergingBuilds to a template, keeps it clean and is learning the principles behind it.
- 4 · DevelopingReports are accurate; storytelling commentary is developing with support.
- 6 · EstablishedReports are accurate and readable; their commentary describes movement and is growing in depth.
- 8 · StrongChooses suitable visuals and explains movement with some so-what, building storytelling craft.
- 10 · ExemplaryChooses the visual that fits the question being asked, from a working knowledge of the craft.
Gateway skill for
Needed at 8+ in the previous role to step into these roles.
Not a gateway skill in this pathway.
Carries the most weight in
Roles where Expertise is weighted highest.