Alicia Powers, a researcher at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, built a recommendation engine using Neo4j to visualize connections in eating and health. She chose Neo4j for its ability to show patterns between different aspects of eating, making it easier to understand data as a visual learner. Alicia found that working with Neo4j brought her closer to her project and the people in the data, allowing her to see personal characteristics such as age, weight, and eating habits. If she were to start over, she would rely more on Neo4j's community resources and support for guidance. Alicia believes the future of graph technology is already here, with applications in various domains, including social networks and neural networks, and expects organizations to increasingly use them effectively.