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Analyst, Consultant and Thinker. And yes, a sucker for stimulating conversations and willing to learn & try anything new. All opinions are my own.

Memphis, US
Joined February 2009
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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year #2020 #success #contentment #peace
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Fascinating perspective!!
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Always amazed at how your senses can be fooled - also gives a glimpse into why deep learning and AI systems can be brilliant, yet be error prone in certain contexts
This will make your brain hurt a little
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How can you measure the value of goods whose "contribution" to GDP is not captured (using current measurement frameworks)? We need a different lens to view and valuate digital goods and similar services in today's complex economies.
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An interesting approach to that topic- When GDP Won’t Do: A New Method For Measuring Digital’s Value nedk.us/2Ybel0m (Irving Wladawsky-Berger @erikbryn @wsj)
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The Increasing Demand for Hybrid, “T-Shaped” Workers - Irving Wladawsky-Berger nedk.us/2P73rV6. Great read - definitely agree that the ability to handle fluid tasks, cultural competence, intellectual curiosity and empathy are critical to business agility & success today
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Optimism does not mean being blind to the actual reality of a situation. It means maintaining a positive spirit to continue to seek a solution to any given problem. And it means recognizing that any given situation has many different aspects—positive as well as problematic.
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2/2 The key to success from my experience is having a framework (use cases x benefits vs cost vs complexity) as part of your implementation roadmap along with robust data integration and democratization +having an test&learn culture and skilled team (data scientists, architect..)
1/2 Good read on the topic - Is Deep Learning a Game Changer for Marketing Analytics? nedk.us/2OyrIEG (@ariegoldshlager @mitsmr) #AI #deeplearning #bigdata #marketing #analytics
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Some excellent (& empirically valid) points made by Margaret Heffernan in this talk ... social connectedness is critical to a team's success.... companies don't have ideas, only people do ... nedk.us/37SuOLm
Gaming tests can be costly. What Marketers Are Doing Wrong in Data Analytics (Wharton) nedk.us/2nRZ3fG #analytics #testing #marketing
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Congratulations 'CHS Broken Gears' and 'The Vexens' for qualifying for the World Championships. Proud of both teams and your achievements #waytogodragons @CHSDragons @dragon_robotics
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Never mistake collaboration with consensus. True collaboration fosters creativity & generates value; aiming for consensus often hampers it
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This somehow feels incredibly relevant.
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A good summary reference on machine learning algorithms and the right place to apply it nedk.us/2zmUSge (@SASsoftware) #Analytics