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Investing More to Backslide Slower

The shifting privacy landscape is limiting the data we collect. Too many organizations are responding by chasing complex tech workarounds.

Jun 25

A cartoon figure pushing a big rock with a padlock on it up a hill like Sisyphus. The rock is sliding back down the hill, and there is text on the image that says “investing MORE to backslide SLOWER.”

Jun 25

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Setting KPI Targets? Try a (Mini) Wisdom of Crowds Approach!

Setting targets for KPIs can seem daunting. It doesn’t have to: get stakeholders to independently develop & propose targets. Then discuss!

Jun 4

Three bowls of three different sizes. The middle-sized bowl has a banner underneath it that says “Just Right.”

Jun 4

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Nobody Aims for “More” (but We Get It Anyway!)

We instinctively know that “more data” adds cost & complexity to our worlds and may not deliver much actual value. Yet, it happens anyway.

May 28

A set of crosshairs on a green background. In the middle of the crosshairs is a cylinder—a database symbol—with a plus sign next to it.

May 28

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The Tyranny of More (Reporting and Analysis)

Companies expect “the business” & “the data” to exist as a virtuous cycle. The reality is more of a vicious cycle. That needs to change.

May 14

Two stick figures facing each other in conversation. A speech bubble over the left figure says, “More?” A speech bubble over the right figure says, “More!”

May 14

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Coffee, Dog Food, and a Hypothesis: Delicious!

We spent April 2024 validating a solution hypothesis aimed at shrinking a problem most worth solving in support of a key goal. It worked!

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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The Tyranny of More (Data)

It’s easy to think that more data is generally better. This norm unfortunately has some unpleasant and costly ramifications.

Apr 18

A series of circles falling down from the top of the picture and filling a large cyclinder for which just the top section is visible. Text on the image says, “The Tyranny of More (Data)”

Apr 18

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A Better Pencil Can’t Teach a Child to Write

Organizations have a tendency to chase “more technology” in their quest to get meaningful results from their data and analytics…

Apr 17

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Apr 17

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Dashboards Must Die! Except… Long Live the Performance Measurement Dashboard!

Many dashboards are unwieldy and not useful. Performance measurement dashboards, though, are a type of dashboard that are tightly scoped…

Jun 26

A cartoon, simplistic version of a dashboard with the word “DASHBOARDS” across te top in all caps. In the center of the dashboard is a pie chart that has two sections. The very large section is labeled “not useful” and the smaller wedge is labeled “useful.”

Jun 26

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Your Most Valuable Data? It Might Be Your Team’s Ideas!

Human ideas are the starting point for competitive differentiation. So, shouldn’t they be treated as some of your most valuable data?

Apr 2

Apr 2

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Virtual Coffee Chat? We’d Love To!

For the month of April 2024, we’re doing virtual coffee chats—on any topic, but the rationale for them is a glimpse into our process.

Mar 29

Mar 29

Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson

Business-oriented data geek. R enthusiast. Part-time wit. Full-time curmudgeon. Head of Solutions at facts & feelings. No hugs, please.

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