Turning Data Into Wisdom

The False Promise: Why Data Adoption Alone Won't Transform Your Organization

Achieving a data-informed transformation demands more than just tech adoption; it requires aligning strategy with data analytics, fostering a culture open to change, enhancing data literacy, and establishing strong data governance to truly harness the power of data for strategic decision-making.

Data Literacy Unboxed. Integrating Essential Skills for the Modern Professional

Data literacy is now a crucial skill for professionals across industries, involving the creative and collaborative application of data. Effective data-literate professionals combine technical expertise with human skills to analyze data, solve problems, and communicate insights effectively.

Beyond Silos. Dissolving Data Literacy Across Career Competencies

Skills honed in data dexterity must now be integrated beyond silos, merging with core competencies across various professional domains. It highlights the shift from isolated data expertise to a holistic, integrated data fluency.

How We Can Collaborate with Data to Change Ourselves, Our Organizations, and Even the World

When you think of data, do you think of complex charts and dashboards, things that are best left up to the experts to decipher? Kevin Hanegan is a data literacy expert and author of Turning Data into Wisdom: How We Can Collaborate with Data to Change Ourselves, Our Organizations, and Even the World.

A New Model for Decision Making

In Turning Data into Wisdom, you will discover the following:

What data literacy is (it's more than just reading a chart)
Why everyone should have a basic understanding of data literacy (your opinion matters)
How our brains make decisions (there is a science to decision-making)
How to become aware of individual and organizational bias (so we can grow as people while avoiding costly mistakes)
How to turn data into wisdom (a clear process and methodology for turning data information into powerful insights for your company)

Turning Data into Wisdom: How We Can Collaborate with Data to Change Ourselves, Our Organizations, and Even the World presents a 6-phase, 12-step process to help those at all levels of an organization use their knowledge, skills, and experience to make data-informed decisions that can help transform their companies---and sometimes, even the world. The many real-life examples and case studies as well as tools, definitions, and templates will help you feel equipped and empowered to understand, seek out, and discuss data with others, ultimately using this information to make the best decisions for your business and the people it serves.

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