How to be an open data champion

Carl Rodrigues & Simon BullmoreODI Training Discovery Day, 2 November 2015

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INTRODUCTIONS

Carl Rodrigues @carlrodriguesSimon Bullmore @simonbullmore

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Goal for this session

To equip you with the skills to inspire others to publish and consume open data. By the end of the session:

● Explain the benefits of open data ● Identify and overcome typical objections to open data● Pitch an open data idea to get started

What is Open Data? ….a brief reminder

What is Open Data?

Data that anyone can access, use and share

Deloitte - every company will have a strategy

McKinsey - $3-5 trillion annually

ODI: open data in use across all sectors, locations and size

Exercise

In groups discuss these questions:

1. What do you think are the main benefits of open data? 2. What barriers hold you back from publishing/consuming?

You have 8-minutes. Appoint someone to provide feedback.

3 Key Open Data Drivers

1. Reputation

● Environmental/Social● Governance Reporting● Transparency, Trust, Value ● Supply Chain

2. Efficiency● Decision-Making/Strategy

○ e.g. project location (demographics, census, ONS)● Merge Datasets

○ e.g. Democrata - predictive analytics● Data Analysis/Customer Insight

○ e.g. Fire station policy● Operations

○ e.g. Smart City Infrastructure

3. Innovation

● New Apps, Products, Services● Reduced Costs● Raise Brand Value● Customer/Business Benefits

Benefits Examples

● Find the insight, find the opportunity ○ Climate Corporation

● Harness the crowd, improve the quality, monetise ○ OpenCorporates

● Re-sell high quality, integrated data ○ TransportAPI

● Sales Lead Generation ○ Food Hygiene Ratings, Government Procurement Data

Exercise

Think of a way for open data to benefit an organisation or client. Write it down in a single sentence elevator pitch. 4-minutes.

Test it out on your neighbour. 1-minute.

What are the Typical Objections?

Typical Objections

● Understanding○ myths about open

● Resources ○ money, time, what data is available

Culture Change

Exercise - Part 1

On your own

● Think about your Open Data Value Proposition● Identify 1 potential objection ● Think of ways you might handle it

Exercise - Part 2

Find a partner

● Pitch your Open Data Value Proposition● Demonstrate handling the potential objection

2 minutes then swap

Tips to Make a Start

● Identify a meaningful problem● How can open data help an existing project?

○ e.g. widen usage and access (Vs pdf, locked up) ● Could you make this project better with open data?

○ e.g. visualisations● G4C example

Resources

● Open Data Pathway - http://pathway.theodi.org● Open Data Stories - http://theodi.org/stories● Finding Open Data - ODI GitHub

○ https://github.com/theodi/shared/wiki/Finding-Open-Data● Data.gov.uk● UK Data Service● Quandl● Deloitte - Open Data - Driving Growth, Ingenuity & Innovation● Open Data Means Business

○ http://theodi.org/open-data-means-business

@simonbullmore simon.bullmore@theodi.org

@carlrodrigues carl.rodrigues@theodi.org

Thank You!