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3 new efficiency hacks your data team will love

by Jenny Ryan | Aug 9, 2018 | Data catalogs

I know this post’s title isn’t an exaggeration because at data.world, we use our own product. Extensively. And when these three features were debuted one Friday afternoon, they were literally given standing ovations. In case you missed them, here are three of our...

Analytics evangelist Ann Jackson on being the voice of data, overcoming imposter syndrome, and setting aside intuition

by Ian Greenleigh | Aug 7, 2018 | Data-driven cultures

Ann Jackson popped onto my radar when several colleagues shared her blog post “Aiming for data-driven? Don’t forget the people.” It was one of those tabs you keep open after reading because you know you have to do something with it, but you’re not sure what. Here’s...

16 patterns you see in pre-data-driven companies

by Ian Greenleigh | Aug 2, 2018 | Data-driven cultures

This is Part 3 in a series about Collective Data Empowerment. If you want to get the whole series and accompanying tools in an ebook, go here. Think about a challenge your company faces. Consider: who among your colleagues knows the most about it? Who has the most...

The high stakes and staggering opportunity of data-driven culture

by Ian Greenleigh | Jul 26, 2018 | Data-driven cultures

This is Part 2 in a series about Collective Data Empowerment. If you want to get the whole series and accompanying tools in an ebook, go here. The world looks different from an airplane window. You notice things you can’t see from the ground: the way power lines cut...

Two incredible years at data.world

by Brett Hurt | Jul 24, 2018 | Data community

On July 11 we celebrated the second year anniversary of data.world’s launch. We had a great time at SPiN in the first ever OWL Cup (the ping-pong championship) during the same week as the World Cup in the finals. It was a real upset, and you should ask us about it (as...