How to Combine Cognitive Diversity With Data Tools for Effective Organizational Decision-Making

How to Combine Cognitive Diversity With Data Tools for Effective Organizational Decision-Making

Introduction This post is the first in a series of “working papers” where I will explore how cognitive diversity, knowledge management, artificial intelligence, and data democratization can work together to support effective organizational decision-making. These are exciting times for practitioners of data across the entire spectrum of professions. Our tools are expanding at a rapid […]

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Participatory Methods: How to Deliver Data-Driven Impact for Non-Profits

Ahan Analytics, LLC helps to unlock the data capabilities of non-profit organizations. So, I took great interest in a recent research paper published in Big Data & Society titled “Developing data capability with non-profit organisations using participatory methods.” Authors Anthony McCosker, Xiaofang Yao, Kath Albury, Alexia Maddox, Jane Farmer, and Julia Stoyanovich provided a data-driven […]

I’ll Have Another Order of the Escalade, Please

My wife recently relayed to me an odd story told to her by a car rental agent. This agent told my wife about a woman who for months has rented the same Escalade over and over, renewing her rental agreement for a few weeks at a time. Escalades are considered premium/luxury rentals, so the bill […]

Waste Management Collects Its Dirty Data in the Field

{Spoiler alert! This post reveals the story of a previously aired episode of “Undercover Boss“} After watching this year’s Superbowl, I left the television remain turned on and discovered a CBS show called “Undercover Boss.” On this show, top executives disguise themselves as lower level employees to review company operations from the perspective of the […]