Introduction: AI and the Blurring of Organizational Boundaries Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is blurring the lines between functions in certain enterprises. For example, product designers can now contribute directly to code, while engineers can increasingly participate in product design decisions. In the world of data analytics, generative AI techniques like “conversational analytics” attempt to enable […]

Understanding the Insights Supply Chain The Insights Supply Chain describes how to lead data professionals and organize their teams to generate insights from data. This framework establishes organizing principles for empowering data professionals across a range of expertise and data domains. Just as the people of the Insights Supply Chain have profiles and personalities, the […]

For many years, I have used the Insights Supply Chain to frame my perspective on how organizations transform raw data into insights that support decision-making. This framework prioritizes strategies, processes, and methods without drawing boundaries solely around the roles of the people critical to its functioning. Along the way, I began using the term data […]