Why Big Data Won’t Make You Smart, Rich, Or Pretty The future of Big Data rather lies in the darkness of context change, complexity, and overconfidence Note: This article is updated from one that originally appeared at Fast Company. 2012 was declared the year of Big Data. The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) reported that 90 percent of the IT professionals … [Read more...] about Why Big Data Won’t Make You Smart, Rich, Or Pretty
Scenario Planning
Scenario Planning and Agility: The Case for Scenarios In an Uncertain World
Scenario Planning and Agility: The Case for Scenarios In an Uncertain World Scenario planning and agility. Too often, managers and leaders focus on controlling the near term. They don't take the time to consider if what they prioritize as important today will be useful, valuable, or applicable to some future state of the organization. As soon as the future comes up in … [Read more...] about Scenario Planning and Agility: The Case for Scenarios In an Uncertain World
CES 2019: Serious Insights Watch List
Getting ready for CES. A frame from the CES B-roll. Used by permission. The Consumer Technology Association™ (CTA). CES 2019 starts tomorrow morning (Wednesday, January 8 2019). We missed the show last year, but will be back to wandering the expansive aisles of technology again this year. Every article you read about CES will reflect the biased slice the right wants … [Read more...] about CES 2019: Serious Insights Watch List
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Changing the Rules of Magic
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Changing the Rules of Magic The deepest level of scenario planning requires a release of certainty. Not only is "lock-in a myth" (see Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Myth of Lock-in) at the grand scale, but the best planners revoke the very idea of certainty. Any idea can be disrupted, any concept displaced, any … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Changing the Rules of Magic
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Resurrection and Consequences
Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Resurrection and Consequences Like the character Buffy, the show proved resilient in the face of change. Following cancelation, Team Buffy announced that Buffy the Vampire Slayer would return to the air for at least one more season on the now-defunct UPN network. The network's advertising campaign clearly hinted at Sarah Michelle … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Resurrection and Consequences