The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed’s trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Tag: Jargon
Four Sites that I Recommend to My Analytics Students
Those who can effectively incorporate data and analytics into their writing are poised to prosper.
Visualizing Flows
Sankey diagrams can display data in very interesting ways.
Slack Channels of a College Professor
How I separate communication with my students and keep myself sane in the process.
The Explosion of Platform Books
Platforms matter more than ever, and that isn’t changing anytime soon.
Why Most Business Case Studies Fail
If they’re so important, then why do they usually suck?
Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
A look at Dan Lyons’ controversial new book.
Reflections on the One-Year Anniversary of Message Not Received
Has business communication improved or exacerbated?
As a Matter of Fact, the NFL Is Not a Platform
To claim otherwise is absurd.
The Perils of Jargon and Excessive E-Mail
My Interview with Josh Bernoff on Message Not Received.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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