Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
Analytics
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The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 3
This is the third post in a three-part series on data democratization.
Big Data
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Breadth vs. Depth
Some thoughts on a fundamental tradeoff.
Trends
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Life Without Cable TV: One Month Later
What I've learned in the past 30 days.
Big Data
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On Data, Stories, and Persuasion
Examining whether decisions today should begin and end with data.
Big Data
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The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 2
This is the second post in a three-part series on data democratization.
Big Data
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The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 1
This is the first post in a three-part series on data democratization.
Big Data
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The CDO Is No Elixir
Thoughts on a trendy new title.
Trends
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Why I Cut the Cord
Thoughts on ending my nearly 20-year relationship with cable companies.
Big Data
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The Case for Visual Resumes
A neat way of showing how you're not only qualified for the position, but ΓΌber-creative.
Big Data
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The Myth of the Data Scientist
Why hiring one isn't an elixir to an organization's data dilemmas.
Technology
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Taking Screen Shots of Large Web Pages
A pretty neat app to solve a minor yet annoying problem.
Big Data
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How Casinos Use Big Data to Catch the Bad Guys
NORA is a fascinating example of how businesses are transforming before our very eyes.
Technology
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The Future of Retail and the Cloud Wars
The race for cloud-computing dominance is heating up.
Social Media
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Fleas, Dogs, and Why I'm Sticking With LinkedIn
Thoughts on Freemium and onerous terms of service.
Big Data
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A Visual Look at Ray Allen's Stats
Static box scores seem so 1998.
Big Data
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Open Data Now
A look at Joel Gurin's fascinating new book.
Big Data
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U.S. Income Inequality: A Compelling Dataviz
Want to advance your political agenda these days? Bring data.
Announcements
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A "Bad" Book Contest
Can you find all of the Breaking Bad references in the new book?