Leading Change
The Surprising Value of Obvious Insights
Confirming what people already believe can sometimes help organizations overcome barriers to change.
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Data & Data Culture
Using Data Science to Avoid Global Pricing Chaos
Five steps to make sure your data and analytics efforts pay off in the long term.
Andrea Marron
Executing Strategy
Artificial Intelligence in Business Gets Real
The 2018 Artificial Intelligence Report by MIT SMR shows early leaders pushing forward with an eye toward scale.
Sam Ransbotham, Philipp Gerbert, Martin Reeves, David Kiron, and Michael Spira
Content Created By Google Cloud
Journey to AI: Building a Foundation in Big Data Analytics
The best path to AI is to establish a foundation in capturing, preparing, and analyzing data.
Fausto Ibarra, Director of Product Management, Google Cloud Platform
Analytics & Business Intelligence
The Big Impact of Small Data Errors
Small errors in data linkages can sometimes prove damaging — but not if managers watch for them.
Sam Ransbotham
When People Don’t Trust Algorithms
University of Chicago’s Berkeley Dietvorst explains why we can’t let go of human judgment — to our own detriment.
Berkeley J. Dietvorst, interviewed by Paul Michelman
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Analytics as a Source of Business Innovation
The 2017 Data & Analytics Report by MIT Sloan Management Review finds that companies that embraced analytics have begun to find new ways to derive strategic benefit from analytics.
Sam Ransbotham and David Kiron
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Why Your Company Needs Data Translators
Miscommunications between decision makers and data scientists are common. Enter the data translator.
Chris Brady, Mike Forde, and Simon Chadwick
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Duped by Data
A series of small errors in data can lead to major mistakes.
Sam Ransbotham
Data & Data Culture
Why Big Data Isn’t Enough
Technology innovators should be wary of letting big data speak for itself.
Sen Chai and Willy Shih
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Lessons from Becoming a Data-Driven Organization
Case studies from a range of businesses highlight how analytics requires organizations to evolve.
AI & Machine Learning
Four Lessons from IoT Early Adopters
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Theodore Kinni
Data & Data Culture
An Insider’s Guide to Building Data Science Teams
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
Theodore Kinni
Analytics & Business Intelligence
How to Build (and Keep) a World-Class Data Science Team
Here’s what it takes to lead a high-performing data science team in which team members (and their managers) are excited by what their teammates can do.
Roger M. Stein
Data & Data Culture
General Mills Builds Up Big Data to Answer Big Questions
Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.
Wayde Fleener (General Mills), interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald
Data & Data Culture
Detecting Bias in Data Analysis
Data analysts may have external agendas that shape how they address a data set — but a savvy manager can identify biases.
Sam Ransbotham
Technology Innovation Strategy
Gone Fishing — For Data
When it comes to big data, GE avoids warehousing and instead turns to the data lake approach.
Vince Campisi (General Electric), interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald
Data & Data Culture
Data Scientist In a Can?
Can we automate enough of what data scientists do to ease the skills gap?
Michael Fitzgerald
Data & Data Culture
Analytics Meets Mother Goose
If you think analytics is just about the math, you’re telling yourself the wrong story.
Michael Fitzgerald
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Short on Analytics Talent? Seven Tips to Help Your Company Thrive
Companies are having a tough time finding the data scientists they need — but that doesn’t mean those projects need to halt altogether.