PHIL SIMON
Phil Simon
Problem in Chair, Not in Computer
Category: Big Data
“To be able to see the details of variations in the market and the beginnings of political revolutions, to predict them, and even control them, is definitely a case of Promethean fire.”
—Sandy Pentland
Category: Big Data
Zappos Talk on The Visual Organization
I recently spoke to about 100 employees about my new book.
To Store or Not to Store
Strategy without execution is meaningless.
How to Break Into Dataviz
How do I get a dataviz job without any related experience?
Big Data: It Depends
Thoughts on the silliness of answering certain data-related questions.
The Folly of the Perfect Prediction
Never conflate the terms better and perfect.
Past ≈ Future?
Thoughts on whether Big Data will result in more accurate forecasts.
When Dataviz Manifests the Obvious
The explosions of data and dataviz are mixed blessings.
Publishing, Piketty, and Predictions
Thoughts on our inability to accurately predict.
On Lawnmowers and Data Management
Big Data? Don’t forget the small stuff.