Become more aware of your bias. The best line of defense against cognitive bias is awareness. There are tools like the Ladder of Inference or the Process of Abstraction which you can use to understand your thought process that can lead to a wrong conclusion. Celebrate inclusion to truly harness ... Read more »
Turning Data
How does bias get in the way of decisions within organizations?
Author B.J. Neblett once said “We are the sum of our experiences. Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are…and those [experiences] yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the person we are, and the person we become.” This concept can and should be applied ... Read more »
What components need to exist within an organization to drive a strong data culture?
A data strategy that includes how the organization handles data quality, data management and data governance. Individuals need to trust the data. An analytics framework that provides the organization with the right set of analytics based off what their need is. This can range from having a ... Read more »
What are a few of the key blockers organization’s face turning data into wisdom?
There are many risks associated with the increasing amount of data available today. These risks can have a negative impact and can cost organizations millions of dollars in lost opportunities and added costs. These risks can be organized into the following categories: basing decisions on ... Read more »
Why is this important now?
We are living in a truly unprecedented time. One that is, and will continue to, radically change the way we work, the way we live, and the way we communicate with each other. This is the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution. The first industrial revolution used coal and water to make steam to ... Read more »