Providing your outcomes in the form of visualizations allows people to see the meaning of, and consequences of, emerging issues and risks far more clearly than simple long lists. Visualizations of data, etc., are a powerful tool to assist analysis and understanding; however, overly complex visualizations can make user experiences non-distinct and un-intuitive.

Simple visualizations include heat maps, tag clouds, timelines, graphs, traffic lighting indicators, etc. Some visual examples are given below:

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More complex visualizations like the ones below can provide exceptional insight into complex data, but generally require significant training time and today are generally provided by expert systems in the hands of trained operators.

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Most emerging issues and risk analysis can be handled by simple visualizations but intelligence services, etc., will more likely use complex visualizations to spot needles in haystacks.