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Chip Heath and Karla Starr

Making Numbers Count

Turn complex stats into simple, unforgettable stories that drive action and spark understanding.

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What Will You Learn?

Numbers stick when translated into human experience – Making Numbers Count by Heath and Starr shows how to make data memorable.

This comprehensive data communication summary and key concepts outline:

Human Scale - Convert abstract numbers into relatable comparisons people understand
Emotional Anchors - Attach feelings to figures for lasting impact
Concrete Comparisons - "Size of Manhattan" beats "13 square miles"
Progressive Disclosure - Reveal numbers in digestible chunks, not data dumps

2025 application: Data overload makes translation skills essential for any communicator.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ path: Translate one statistic tomorrow. Use human scale. Add emotion. Data translators achieve 5x better retention of key messages.

Numbers numb. Stories stick.

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About the Author

Chip Heath and Karla Starr are Stanford's behavioral science duo who decode why some ideas stick while others die.

Heath, Stanford professor with industrial engineering BSc and psychology PhD, co-authored Made to Stick (2 million copies sold) and Switch. Starr brings neuroscience expertise from Columbia. Their combined research spans 30+ years studying organizational behavior.

What sets them apart: They transform academic research into actionable frameworks that non-academics can immediately apply.

Their SUCCESs framework is taught at 500+ business schools. Companies using their methods achieve 6x higher message retention rates.

Making the unmemorable unforgettable.

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