Data Couture

We've talked a fair amount about the importance of critical thinking in both life and in digital transformations. Well, there is another facet to digital transformation that we have yet to cover, namely Data Literacy!In this episode we talk about what data literacy actually describes, how it is seen in our everyday lives, as well as how we can go about upgrading our own digital literacy skillsets!To keep up with the podcast be sure to visit our website at datacouture.org, follow us on twitter @datacouturepod, and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

On Monday's episode I waxed poetic about how wonderful and beautiful the future of robotic process automation and robotic desktop automation promises to be for organizations, employees, and customers. On Wednesday, I warned of the dark side of RPA and RDAHowever, on this short episode, we discuss how there is (indeed) light at the end of the tunnel for anyone at any organization planning an implementation of RPA and RDA!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

On Monday's episode I waxed poetic about how wonderful and beautiful the future of robotic process automation and robotic desktop automation promises to be for organizations, employees, and customers.However, on this short episode, we discuss the dark side of RPA and RDA that may be seriously problematic for most companies and employees.To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

Are you fearful that machine learning, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, or deep learning are going to take your job? I've got news for you... there's something far less fancy that has the potential to leave you without a job!Robotic Process Automation (and Robotic Desktop Automation) is a far less sophisticated set of technologies that have the potential to disrupt literally every industry everywhere. However, in this episode, Jordan discusses the actual implications of implementing RPA and RDA across your company.(HINT: RPA most likely will not take your job)To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: Snowflak

How many times have you heard that your data team is very good technically, but that they cannot bridge the gap to practical application?On this Data Bites episode we consider the gulf that exists between all of the data theory and the relevant data practice necessary to be successful in your organization! Here's a big hint: it takes industry knowledge FROM YOUR DATA TEAM to successfully bridge the gap. That is, not only does your data and analytics team have to possess all the relevant data profession skills, but also industry-specific (business-specific) knowledge to truly be successful!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46

On this short episode we follow up on a sage piece of advice from Sam Charrington. Namely, there is no one right way to learn all of the requisite skills to be successful in data science or the data profession. Whether you love data engineering, visualization, applied statistics, story telling, or data science, there are so many roads available to you to learn the necessary abilities. You can read books, take online courses, enroll in University programs (or some combination of the three). All that matters is that you have the excitement, drive, and passion to complete your training and enter the profession!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmi

On this episode we interview the inimitable Sam Charrington of "This Week in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence" fame. Sam's passion is helping people deliver, understand and adopt intelligent applications, systems, and technologies, including machine learning & AI, big data and cloud. Much of his work involves the application of a fortunate super-power: making complex concepts simple, clear, and compelling.He uses this in his podcast and speaking engagements to help data scientists, developers and enterprise innovators understand what’s here and coming next.He uses this in his research and end-user consulting to help business leaders understand the implications and opportunities presented by machine intelligence.He uses this to help podcast sponsors and vendor clients craft content, campaigns and strategies that grow their businesses and better connect, communicate and establish credibility with enterprise innovators and decision makers.Sam is a frequent commentator on technology and

On this Friday episode of data bites we explore the challenge that Digital Transformation poses for our organizations. There is the common notion that as we digitally transform our companies we will be able to upskill, i.e. increase the digital skills of our employees, our employees so that they will be able to perform more complex job function. However, there is a limit to how far we can take this before coming to a kind of organizational implosion. This episode presents the problem before offering a (potential) solution!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

On this Data Bites episode we follow up on the Blake Morgan interview from Monday by exploring the dichotomy between the customer expectation of an Omnichannel Experience while also becoming more and more concerned about Data Privacy. We talk about the challenge of keeping our own data private while also understanding that most companies invoke third party companies that keep large swaths of our data. The choice we have to make is: experience Omnichannel or keep our data private!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

On this week's episode we had the honor to interview Blake Morgan at the Pega World Conference 2019.Blake Morgan is a leader in customer experience.  blakemichellemorgan.com and https://twitter.com/BlakeMichelleMShe is a keynote speaker and customer experience futurist and author of two books including: "The Customer Of The Future: 10 Guiding Principles For Winning Tomorrow's Business" (HarperCollins). https://www.amazon.com/Customer-Future-Principles-Tomorrows-Business/dp/1400213630/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IRBQVJLOGNZO&keywords=the+customer+on+the+future+blake+morgan&qid=1560135045&s=gateway&sprefix=the+customer+of+the+future%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1"More is More: How The Best Companies Work Harder And Go Farther To Create Knock Your Socks Off Customer Experiences." https://www.amazon.com/More-Companies-Knock-Your-Socks-Off-Customer-Experiences/dp/1138046787/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1560135083&refinements=p_27%3ABlake+Morgan&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Blake+MorganBlake is a guest lecturer at Colum

On Monday's episode we talking about the way to avoid the many pitfalls associated with building an all star in-house analytics and data team.This shorty episode builds on this by talking about the important skillsets you must look for when hiring your first business intelligence engineer or visualization specialist!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

On Monday's episode we were talking about the way to avoid the many pitfalls associated with building an all star in-house analytics and data team.This shorty episode builds on this by talking about the important skillsets you must look for when hiring your first database administrator!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

Has your company built an in-house data team? Are you planning on building one out? Have you hired a third party company to build out all sorts of analytics products only for no one in the company to use any of them? Or, are you in a situation where you've hired a highly skilled data scientist only to gain zero insights from the resulting machine learning model?This is very common in all industries. This episode will alleviate these (expensive) pains to your bottom line by taking you step by step to building out an All Star data team!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

At this point we know that to be a great data professional, you must be a committed autodidact. However, to be a successful autodidact, you must have true grit.Grit is simply the perseverance to consistently practice and update your knowledge. This mini-episode gets you from zero to hero in the grit game!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

What connects the many great people in history?Most were autodidacts!What does this mean? It means that for you to be successful, much of what you have to do is have a consistent habit of learning. To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

What does it take to become a good data professional? The answer is obvious: become an autodidact!Given that the industry constantly changes, the only way to stay relevant is constantly learn. By improving your knowledge and skillset, you can guarantee that you won't be automated out of a job!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

While critical thinking is a difficult skillset for most of us, many of our team members have made a career out of completing the same task, in the same way, over the course of decades. In this episode we discuss possible solutions to help these "legacy" team members develop the skills necessary to become successful in the automated world.To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show

In this episode we express a further problem not obvious in the initial episode (Episode 2. The Artificial fear Paradox). We worry that even though the team has buy in from their executive team as well as many people on the front lines helping customers, there is a gulf of suspicion across the rest of the organization.Be sure to leave comments or feedback about how you have overcome this problem in your own company, or how you experience this problem every day. I'm sure we can all learn from one another in order to make any data-driven initiative a success while avoiding the pitfalls inherent in the AI fear paradox!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 F

In this episode, Jordan goes into the weeds somewhat while talking about his background, the inception of the show, gear used, and the regular format and release schedules of the show. We promise not to get into the deep production information involved in this episode in any future episodes, but we think that it might be useful to have some general information about the officious aspects of the show and your host, Jordan Bohall. We very much want you to get involved with the show and leave comments and feedback to shape future episodes of the show.Thank you for listening!Support the show

How is it that we can both believe that artificial intelligence is going to wipe away every job while at the same time believing that the job market is the strongest it has ever been? In this episode we present the so-called "Artificial Intelligence Fear Paradox" while diving in to how it affects our work environment as well as how we can easily overcome the problem!To keep up with the podcast be sure to follow us on twitter @datacouturepod. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show