Five Top Data Visualizations – Infographics That Persuade
Data visualization is an effective way to communicate information … And infographics, a popular form of data visualization, is a…
Modeling the brain: Hardware’s not the issue
If computing continues its exponential growth, within 15 years the most powerful machines will be able to carry out 1020…
The Tooth Fairy of Data Quality
The 2010 movie Tooth Fairy was a box office bust—and deservedly so for obvious reasons. The studio executives couldn’t handle…
A “Dear CEO” Advice Column
Self-help books and newspaper advice columns, such as the famous Ann Landers column, are prevalent for issues involving relationships, money…
Book Review: Information-Driven Business
Information-Driven Business: How To Manage Data And Information For Maximum Advantage, by Robert Hillard, Hardcover, 240 pages, Published by Wiley.…
The Worlds of Information Management
These days, I’m pretty immersed in the world of small companies for one reason: I have been interviewing the owners…
Singularity: Is the brain too complex to model?
We'd been through eight hours of lectures at the Singularity Summit, talks about the future of man-machine interfaces, anti-aging technology,…
Why Making a Rational Argument to Power Can Fail…
Have you ever found a surprising insight through analysis about your business, prepared a set of slides with a solid argument, presented…
Supporting Work in the Information Economy
The nature of work has changed for a great portion of the workforce. In the so-called "information economy" what we…
Apple in the BI Space?
Earlier today, Lizette Chapman at Fast Company wrote about Apple's $46 billion in cash reserves. Investors are asking the company to…