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Homeless? There’s an app for that

July 4, 2019 by Ted Cuzzillo

If any app gets just 15 minutes of fame out of the box, isn’t marketing critical? It seems obvious to me that those who offer an app would rank marketing up there with programming — especially when the app’s produced by a low-budget, volunteer-run civic-tech group.

But among some civic tech groups, it’s programming first and last. That’s what one recently retired CTO and former engineering instructor at San Francisco State University has found.

Edy Ortiz Aragon has been shopping for an interesting volunteer role, and he’ll be a prize for any group that snags him. (I have obscured identities to protect the well intentioned.)… Read the rest “Homeless? There’s an app for that”

Filed Under: BI industry Tagged With: civic tech, Edy Ortiz Aragon, homelessness, innovation, marketing, San Francisco Leave a Comment

Bad stories stop good data at the water cooler

April 7, 2016 by Ted Cuzzillo

We agree by now that data’s a good compass. One neglected question is tougher: Which map?

Everyone’s known the kind of “grouchy guy” TDWI instructor Kellee M. Franklin, Ph.D tells about. This guy knew better than most of his co-workers about how their Washington, D.C. defense agency worked. And he was frustrated.

Over the years, he had offered a series of genuinely beneficial ideas over years — and saw each one ignored. He had become known as a complainer. No matter what he said, no one listened to a single word anymore.

Ignoring relevant data

“We have blinders on,” she said.… Read the rest “Bad stories stop good data at the water cooler”

Filed Under: analysis & methods, storytelling Tagged With: analysis, culture, data stories, frames, innovation, Kellee m Franklin, mental models, stories, tdwi Leave a Comment

People who analyze data, collaborate!

August 21, 2013 by Ted Cuzzillo

In business, we’ve got data scientists, we’ve got accidental analysts, and we’ve got a million variations in between. Dave Wells thinks they can learn from each other. To help that start up, he’s forming an organization he’s calling Business Analytics Collaborative.

The diversity and fragmentation that challenge those trying to reach this market are the reasons that community building is difficult. Our conclusion is that we need to build the community from the ground up – taking a sort of grass roots approach that begins with local meetups. By stepping away from digital overload and starting locally and face-to-face we can move away from fragmentation while at the same time finding value in the diversity of the analytics space.

… Read the rest “People who analyze data, collaborate!”

Filed Under: analysis & methods Tagged With: analyst, analysts, business analytics, collaboration, Dave Wells, education, innovation, Tableau, tdwi 4 Comments

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Two recent “storytelling” tools for public audiences Toucan spoonfeeds data’s insight while Juicebox cultivates data skills

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