How to make boring data look cool
In a world where attention is fleeting and screens are small, brands must rethink how they treat data to make it engaging, say Caspar Lam and YuJune Park of Synoptic Office
In the attention economy, people no longer passively consume information, they experience it. From understanding current events via TikTok to diving into music complete with synchronised lyrics and looping visuals on Spotify, audiences expect data to be clear, emotional, and interactive. If it’s not immediately engaging or intuitively presented, it’s likely to be ignored.
Brands today are sitting on vast reserves of powerful data – insights that have the potential to engage, inspire and differentiate. The opportunity is enormous: when data is brought life, it becomes more than internal analysis – it becomes a tool for public storytelling and a strategic advantage.
And yet, many brands fail to seize this potential. They excel at collecting and securing data but often fall short when it comes to activating it in ways that people actually care to explore. The data remains dormant, its value unrealised. That’s why making data ‘interesting’ isn’t a creative luxury, it’s a strategic imperative. Brands that turn their data into compelling experiences stand out.
