Peter Aiken
Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Founding Director, Anything Awesome

Everyone wants to use data to add value to their organizations.  The really important question is:  how can organizations achieve more effectively data practices?  This has been difficult to correct because, to quote Einstein:  The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.  Poor data education has led to naive understanding that, when combined with a technology-first, bias has prevented the vast majority of organizations from making tangible progress.  This, in spite of significant investments in hype such as big data science.  Before attempting data improvements, organizations must resolve flawed decision making about data issues.  The  briefly takes senior executives through a data awareness journey, transforming their thinking about data.  It provides an opportunity to better understand the kind of people and process decisions that will most speed-up your organization’s ability to better leverage data.  Many examples illustrate the material.