15 Ways to Increase User Adoption of Data Products (Without Handcuffs, Threats and Mandates)You probably rock at building enterprise ML and analytics applications, software products, and dashboards—but if buyers, stakeholders, and…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
10 reasons your customers/stakeholders don’t make time for your data science and analytics…If you’re running an internal enterprise data science or analytics team, and you can’t get the time of your stakeholders and business…Apr 5, 2023Apr 5, 2023
Why you need to stop saying yes when they ask, “can you build us a dashboard that shows this data?”If there’s one thing I see a lot of in my work, it’s dashboards.Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Published inTDS Archive10 challenges internal data leaders will face creating a revenue-generating data productJul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
Published inBootcampWhy software teams need to look beyond “user-centered” when referring to ML or AI-driven data…As a designer, I used to say “user-centered”—a lot. It’s terminology we now hear from non-designers now, people like many of you.Jun 24, 2021Jun 24, 2021
Published inBootcampHeads vs. handsIf you’re struggling to solve human problems with data, the mindset of your analytics org may be the problem.Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Published inTDS ArchiveHow to get 1x1 access to users of enterprise data products—when your own company is in the wayAre you a leader in charge of creating innovative ML and analytics solutions within a very large enterprise organization?Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
AI / Product Management / UX Design Predictions for 2021I’m not putting out a long list of 2021 predictions, but I have a couple that I will mention to you that are on my radar. First,Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
What’s Wrong with Spotify’s Analytics Emails (a Design/UI/UX Audit)Today, I’m sharing my impressions of one of Spotify’s analytics touchpoints — a monthly email I receive with a boatload of design choices…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Better data visualization won’t convince me when to play ⚽️ againPresenting data and evidence isn’t the same thing as providing indispensable decision support, especially when your insights are…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
(8) reasons why data visualization training for your BI team may not increase analytics adoptionCustomers want simple, well-designed decision support tools and UX’s that are actionable. Businesses want to see value from data and…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
Published inTDS ArchiveHumans — The Weak Link in your ML/AI Strategy?In many cases, machine learning needs to be deployed to augment human decision making, not automate it. What are you doing to account for…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
My Too-White Data Podcast Looks ~Like This: 🧑🦲🧑🦲🧑🦲🧑🦲🧑🦲🧑🦲🧑🦲🧑🦲👩🦰👨🏾Self-reflecting on #BLM, the makeup of my podcast guests to date, racism, and the responsibilities of consultants with platforms and…Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
Published inTDS ArchiveA UI Design Audit of MITRE’s Covid-19 Decision Support DashboardI performed a rapid UI/UX and data visualization audit on the MITRE Covid-19 Healthcare Coalition Decision Support Dashboard. Watch it…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Published inTDS Archive$1M spent on a predictive model/data science w/ $0 value and no user engagement?How to avoid spending 6–8 months on a technically right, effectively wrong model.May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
(6) Ways to Sanitize Your Data Product, Dashboard Visuals or Analytics due to Covid-19Covid-19 presents a major disruption to our lives and businesses. However, sanitizing your hands isn’t the only thing you data leaders…May 12, 2020May 12, 2020