Data plays a critical role in making health care more equitable. Hospitals and health systems have been collecting data for years, but it’s only recently that this data has become accessible and usable in a way that can truly change health care for the better. Though certainly not a new initiative, health equity is under […]
A Brief History of Data Literacy
Data Literacy is essentially the ability to read and understand data, much as one might read and understand a magazine article. The primary advantage of having the bulk of the staff made up of people who are data literate is that it reduces the need for data scientists. People on staff can handle many of […]
Data as a Form of Personal Protective Equipment
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. When numbers benumb the senses, when what is calculable as a number is incomprehensible as a fact of life, when we can assign each life a number but cannot articulate the enormity of the total number of lives lost to COVID-19, when in the course of […]
Data Opportunity Is Knocking! Should You Answer?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. As business people, we are often presented with what might seem like a great opportunity. Maybe we have a chance to open another location or to buy out a competitor or to add a product or service to our existing portfolio, or to acquire more customers, resources, material, […]
Data and Renewable Power: A Primer on Innovation
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. More than a collection of numbers or an alphanumeric code, data is power. Data powers power itself, which is to say data is essential to increases in safe and renewable power. How engineers interpret and apply data is also essential to a renaissance in wind power. […]
CFOs Signal Confidence in International Growth Data Strategies
Click to learn more about author Nicole Sahin. CFOs sit at the sharp end of business decision-making, working with other senior leaders to evaluate financial performance and determine short and long-term data strategies. Their varied responsibilities include assessing the viability of overseas expansion — an important decision that can involve significant investment. They must balance […]
Data and Creativity: A Decisive Combination
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. If we separate the signal from the noise, if we translate the signal into a simple message, the words should speak for themselves. In so many words, the message should say, “Proceed with caution.” The message is not only an admonition about data but a dictum […]
Data and Analytics: Why are We Grouping Them Together?
Click here to learn more about Victor Dudemaine. Data and Analytics are one of the hottest areas of focus for organizations. If you are not mining your data, consultants will tell you that your model is broken and in serious need of an overhaul. And by all accounts, they are right. We have recognized the value data […]
Research Reveals Shortcomings in Data Literacy Projects: Don’t Let This Happen to You
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Data Literacy is a hot topic in business today. As businesses struggle to remain competitive and to do more with less, every enterprise is looking for a way to optimize resources to get the most out of every team member. To do that, the business management team must […]
The Right Data is the New Black, and How Leading Brands Obtain It
Click to learn more about author Julius Cerniauskas. The digital universe is expanding fast. According to a SINTEF study conducted back in 2013, 90 percent of all the world’s data was generated from 2011 to 2012. By 2020, the number of data bits created globally was expected to reach 44 zettabytes, as predicted by the […]