Ep 37 - Rosa Pantoja - Evolution from a Data Champion of One

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“The most important skill for an analyst is storytelling.”
— Rosa Pantoja
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Rosa Pantoja started as a Data Champion of one and through her career brought others along to ride the wave of data. She is happy to play devil’s advocate and stir the pot but is always seeking to move the conversation forward to get to adding business value.

With over 20 years of experience you will learn from Rosa’s breadth of experience and practical application of bringing people along for the data ride.

Check out the whole episode for lots of great tips and inspiring stories from a true Data Champion!

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Data Viz Solves a Contradiction

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Data Viz Solves a Contradiction

The takeaway of this post is that good data visualization or data viz for short helps bridge the contradiction of fast impulsive thinking and slow deliberate rational thinking. It allows us to harness the power of data and rational thought in a fast-thinking manner. Up and to the right has a meaning. Red has a meaning. Line charts have a meaning. If using these and other data viz artifacts well then we possibly solve or at least reduce the thinking fast and slow contradiction as respects incorporating data into decisions.

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Ep 36 - Susan Otten - Convergence is Coming

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This week Dave talks with Susan Otten of the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators and founder of Indie Do Good. They talk about the upcoming importance of data for communications professionals and the upcoming Convergence Summit 2020 in Minneapolis, MN on March 19th where Dave will be speaking about "How to Use Data to Listen and Communicate Better." 

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The Intersection of Data Literacy and Data Governance

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The Intersection of Data Literacy and Data Governance

Data Governance and Data Literacy are two sides of the same coin. They both are about helping an organization maximize value from data. They both are about helping an organization broaden access to data. They both require a lot of change management and adoption at a top-down and bottoms-up level. Aligning your Data Literacy efforts with your Data Governance and ensuring both of these align with your Data Principles and Data Culture are critical.

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