Consulting
Thoughts on Consultant Certifications
Despite what many software vendors claim, they are neither necessary nor sufficient to deliver the goods.
Tag: Carnegie Mellon
Thoughts on my alma mater.
Future of Work
In Which I Stitch Together Booleans, Books, and Influence
Yeah, the three concepts are related.
Podcast
Episode 15: How Startup Employees Collaborate With Emily Kennedy
Wise words from the Carnegie Mellon grad.
Dataviz
Obliviousness in Higher Education
Some schools' actions are downright absurd.
Announcements
CMU Webinar on Remote Work
An interactive Q&A on how to use today's most popular collaboration tools.
Higher Education
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Thoughts on what students can do in these trying times.
Analytics
Three Books That I Recommend to My Analytics Students
Thoughts on ways to expand their thinking about using data in their careers.
Communication
Carnegie Mellon Alumni Interview
Thoughts on the lessons that the school imparted, critical thinking, and the interdisciplinary nature of higher education.
Higher Education
Why All College Students Need to Know the Basics of Coding
Even finance, accounting, and marketing majors should understand what makes software tick.
Dataviz
What College Professors Can Learn From Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act
His Netflix show takes a unique and informative approach that should make instructors reconsider their methods.
Announcements
Thoughts on Reaching 500 Google Scholar Citations
Reflections on achieving a professional milestone.
Dataviz
Reflections on Carnegie Mellon 25 Years Later
Thoughts on the most important skills and abilities that I picked up at CMU.
Big Data
Big Data Is Mostly Deep and Dark
There's a crazy amount of data out there. There's even more that's not.
Big Data
Carnegie Mellon Interview on Big Data
A few thoughts about the intersection of people, management, and technology.
Big Data
Big Data Is Often Counterintuitive
Think Big Data will always manifest the obvious? Think again.