2020: the year everything changed. Who could have imagined what business would look like at this time back when 2019 was coming to a close? Experienced business veterans are seeing a culture shift among their customer base never imaginable before this year. The unpredictability of 2020 proves out the important value of data analytics. To […]
Data and the Post-Pandemic World
Peter Drucker famously analyzed unpredictable social, political, and economic changes to the business landscape in The Age of Discontinuity, identifying situations where businesses must adapt immediately to mitigate losses or take advantage of opportunities. The widespread, unforeseen, and swift effects of the coronavirus pandemic have shown that businesses must be more prepared and agile than […]
Self-Check v.s. Cashier
Why are customers divided on self-checkout or cashiers? As technology advances and changes rapidly, our interactions with people, places, and things change as well. One example of this is the Self-Checkout service. I’ve always wondered why sometimes I find myself at the end of a large line at a grocery store, but next to the […]
In a Data World “Prep Cooks” Wanted: How Preparing Data is Crucial for Effective Use
Cooking shows are very popular, and many of them show creative, talented chefs whipping up delicious and innovative dishes with confidence and skill. What fewer of the shows explore is the prep work that is done in advance to allow those talented chefs to move through their tasks with ease and without distracting barriers to […]
What is a Data Catalog and Why Do You Need One?
Data-driven analysis has been the buzzword in business for years now, and most informed business owners understand that they need to adopt data-driven practices if they want to succeed and compete in today’s market. They have probably even gone so far as to invest in technology that captures data in a variety of ways and […]
How Airbnb used Data Literacy to Leapfrog the Competition
Years ago, reading and writing skills were in the hands of a few specially trained practitioners. Today, literacy is considered essential to progress in the world. The same is true of data literacy. We have evolved past the time when information is narrow enough to be maintained and managed within a specialized group. Instead, data […]
