Episode 3: Is it data or dAta?

In this episode, I talk about how to shift workplace data practices and broaden the picture of what information helps organizations thrive. These shifts can move the needle on empowering folks to advocate for themselves and their organization with data.  

So what do I mean by “data?” What qualifies as data and who gets to decide this??  Data is a systematic way of looking at a bunch of information that has some particular bounds.  But who gets to say what those bounds are and what guidelines they must follow? 

It’s time to bring some new tools into the data and informed decision making process.  Doing data differently is a challenge and it takes time.  Here are some helpful links: 

In the podcast, I talk about the visual at this link https://www.zazzle.com/poster-228276710365015813?rf=238354100321839023

Some examples of folks broadening out how they do data with organizations

• Hmnt Cntrd (UX design and research) https://www.hmntycntrd.com/community

• We All Count (Heather Krauss and team) Data Biography https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ych5dzBfGLoQGYb-Jtq6VMn0PKdj_Y_tk6nGjopEduw/edit#gid=0