What we do

Data Knowhow has been operating since 2008 to provide services in data journalism, data science, data analytics, data communication, data visualisation, graphic design, writing and editing. We are a licensed labour force supplier with expertise in data, design, communication and training. We work with clients to improve insights from corporate data, big data and open public data and help justify the investment in data and AI projects.

Data Knowhow provides end-to-end solutions, helping clients build databases, models, insights and solutions with their stakeholders in mind. But we also build capacity, helping our clients build in-house expertise through our training and mentoring programs.

Who we are

Data Knowhow is directed by Lisa Cornish.

Lisa Cornish is a data journalist, scientist, analyst, communication, design, visualisation expert and geospatial analyst with expertise in big data and open data.

Lisa works with clients to improve communications strategies, highlighting the value of data journalism and interactives to enable end-users to better understand issues, policies and decisions being communicated, and aims to build capability within organisations to achieve these goals through training and knowledge sharing.

As a journalist, her work has featured in Devex, News Corp Australia, The Mandarin and SmartCompany.

Lisa has more than 20 years of experience in data and communications and is a respected expert in the field. She is a current member of the 2026 UN World Data Forum Programme Committee providing her expertise to global discussions.

Current & Previous Clients

  • Austrade

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

    Department of Education

    Department of Finance

    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

    Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

    Department of Industry, Science and Resources

    Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

    Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

    The Treasury

    Tourism Research Australia

    Workplace Gender Equality Agency

  • ANZ Bank

    Nissan Australia

    Plume Ecology

  • Devex

    SmartCompany

    The Mandarin

  • World Intellectual Property Organization

Memberships

Logo of the Australian Data and Insights Association (ADIA) with five green circles of decreasing shade and the text 'ADIA' and 'Australian Data and Insights Association'.
Logo of the Canberra Business Chamber with a blue star and teal accent and the text "Canberra Business Chamber"
Logo with the words 'Women Owned' in bold black text, with a multicolored abstract symbol of interconnected figures above.

Participant

Support for UN Global Compact with a globe surrounded by laurel branches and the text 'We Support' above and 'UN Global Compact' around the globe.

Partnerships

Microsoft Partner logo with four colored squares and the words 'Microsoft Partner' in gray text.

Who we support

Sign displaying 'THE STUDIO' with a smaller text below.

The Studio International and Academy International is a dance school/training academy in the ACT Region with proven quality and demonstrated success. Data Knowhow sponsors a scholarship program providing access to Canberra-based dancers.

RSPCA Queensland logo with green paw print design.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland (RSPCA Qld) is the state’s leading animal welfare charity, dedicated to improving the lives of all domestic, farmed and native animals throughout Queensland. 

RSPCA ACT logo with blue text and green paw prints

Since 1955, RSPCA ACT continues to help, protect and advocate for better welfare for animals and for our local community. 
Each year they anticipate thousands of animals will find their way to our shelter.

WWF-Australia have been protecting nature’s wonders for more than 40 years. And now they’re working with communities, governments, companies and others not just to protect our natural world but to restore and regenerate it.