42 Creative Analogies To Provide You Perspective on Analytics
From Legos to Love Songs, Muppets to Movies — covering Strategy, Perspective, Experimental Design, and so much more…
Just over six months ago, Corsair’s Publishing started their Creative Analytics online magazine. The publication is dedicated to providing entertaining and thought-provoking articles on analytics. Many of those articles come in the form of analogies, mostly to pop culture. The following is a compilation of forty-two of those articles. If you want to learn more about analytics in a fast, easy, and enjoyable format, the links below will guide you.
01. It All Started With The Swedish Chef
02. Pinky and the Brain taught lessons in Data Management
03. Legos are one of the best educational toys
04. This take on Peter Pan was one of the most creative & edgy
05. Not all analogies are positive, but there is still plenty to learn
06. Or even good…
Robin Hood is actually featured on Comprehension 360 magazine
07. Bunsen and Beaker gave perspective on Data Science
08–15. Monty Python inspired articles on Big Data & Analytics
16. The Fraggles were a great analogy for Tech Companies
17. Tom Hank’s career a metaphor for Big Data… we did that.
18. We found inspiration from Avatar: The Last Airbender
19. And even Donald Trump…
20. Kung Fu Panda gave us perspective
21. We even used Love Songs
22. Blacklist helped us understand Actionable Intelligence
23. And Breaking Bad provided lessons on Experimental Design
24. We even did a song parody!?
It was one of or most recommended!
25. We drew inspiration from directors…
26. …and Hip Hop music
27–29. Superheroes are one of our ongoing series
30. We examined Pattern Recognition via the Blindspot
31. We might have had too much fun with Hawaii Five–0
32. We went behind the curtain…
33. and beyond the wall…
Starting a Career In Analytics? Here are some lessons from Jon Snow.
Game of Thrones Style…
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34. We were inspired by Baseball
35. …and March Madness
36. We turned to Arnold.
37. and Alton Brown
38. We embraced Reality TV
39. and Space Piracy
40. We like pirates as much as we like analogies!
This article is featured in Corsair’s Business
41. We embraced incompetence… of others
42. and learned the Game of Thrones
So there you have it. Forty-two of our best analytic analogies have not yet solved the ultimate question. In fairness to Douglas Adams, we weren’t actually trying. We are trying to educate, to entertain, and to engage. If you are interested in more from Corsair’s Publishing and our contributors, click on the links below.
