The visualization presented here was created by MIT Media Lab student Alex Simoes and can be used to compare the "Development Tree" or "HDI tree" for a pair of countries.

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The HDI Tree aggregates data in the Human Development Index graphically instead of numerically.

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At Turner Broadcasting System Inc. in Atlanta, a strategy-development team recently drew tree branches and placed sticky notes on the branches to explore ways to extend the Turner Classic Movies brand, says Jennifer Dorian, a senior vice president.

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Fundraising will now begin for the next phase of development - a treetop walkway and tree management centre.

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Moreover, the HDI tree represents an alternative way of branding the idea of Human Development and communicating its message graphically to a wide audience.

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John Bush, vice-president of Gillette's research and development, likens the reduced drag to cutting down a tree with an axe rather than a wedge.

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From the air, close to 400 villas fan out into the ocean in the shape of a giant palm tree, much like the Palm in Dubai -- a grandiose development that has been plagued with problems from its inception.

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