I am much more of a fox than a hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site, you’ll find a boatload of posts on the future of work, higher education, technology, platforms, communication, collaboration, analytics, and other topics. They generally fall into the following buckets: insights, provocations, musings, predictions, and rants. I write more about big ideas than listicles and snackable content. I inject humor often into my posts and freakin’ despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and treemap of my posts’ tags.
The Invisible Cloud
Thoughts on the continued evolution of cloud computing.
Need a Speaker in Montreal in Late April of 2015?
Want me to give a free talk to your organization or conference?
The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 3
This is the third post in a three-part series on data democratization.
Life Without Cable TV: One Month Later
What I’ve learned in the past 30 days.
On Data, Stories, and Persuasion
Examining whether decisions today should begin and end with data.
The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 2
This is the second post in a three-part series on data democratization.
The Case for Employee Data Self-Service, Part 1
This is the first post in a three-part series on data democratization.
The CDO Is No Elixir
Thoughts on a trendy new title.
Why I Cut the Cord
Thoughts on ending my nearly 20-year relationship with cable companies.
The Case for Visual Resumes
A neat way of showing how you’re not only qualified for the position, but über-creative.
The Myth of the Data Scientist
Why hiring one isn’t an elixir to an organization’s data dilemmas.
Taking Screen Shots of Large Web Pages
A pretty neat app to solve a minor yet annoying problem.
How Casinos Use Big Data to Catch the Bad Guys
NORA is a fascinating example of how businesses are transforming before our very eyes.
The Future of Retail and the Cloud Wars
The race for cloud-computing dominance is heating up.
Fleas, Dogs, and Why I’m Sticking With LinkedIn
Thoughts on Freemium and onerous terms of service.