Posts by: Brenda Michelson

Developing data literacy: Informed Skeptics & Big Judgment — Active Information

“At this very moment, there’s an odds-on chance that someone in your organization is making a poor decision on the basis of information that was enormously expensive to collect.” This week on Active Information, I highlight a report from the Corporate Executive…

• April 12, 2012
• Brenda Michelson

Data-driven decision-making, not just for the business

I was inspired to write the following active information post after a particularly painful conference call: “That got me wondering, are we in IT so busy managing everyone else’s data, that we forget to use data for own decisions?” via Enterprise Devs: don’t…

• April 11, 2012
• Brenda Michelson

The Art & Beauty of Data Visualization

Believe it or not, the Life & Culture section of the WSJ is expounding on the virtue of data visualization for practical (communication) and aesthetic purposes: At companies and universities, and far beyond, the goal of data-driven digital artists is clear, not…

• April 9, 2012
• Brenda Michelson

8 Rules for Big Data – Active Information

My latest active information post: While researching big data innovation at Walmart, via its @WalmartLabs start-up, I stumbled upon Andreas Weigend’s 8 Rules for Big Data… via 8 Rules for Big Data – Input Output. Related posts: Active Information: Data-Driven Business Innovation…

• April 3, 2012
• Brenda Michelson