Can AI Write in My Voice?

AI, Communication

An experiment that conjures up images of teleported steak.

Does writing a book resemble the Waterfall method or Scrum? Yes.

AI, Communication, Publishing

A book is that rare breed of product that fuses two very different ways to build a mousetrap.

Can AI improve atrocious writing?

AI, Communication, Higher Education

Yes, but that’s the wrong question to ask.

Department Names Don’t Matter. Just Help Me.

Communication, Technology

More Apple issues are grinding my gears.

Adios, Spotify.

Trends

Thoughts on platform perversion, The Church Lady, and doing the right thing, consequences be damned.

Why I Never Describe Myself as Results-oriented

Communication

Call me persnickety, but this trite phrase really grinds my gears.

The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs

Analytics, Big Data, Dataviz, Faves, Higher Education

Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed’s trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.

Four Sites That I Recommend to My Analytics Students

Analytics, Communication, Dataviz, Higher Education

Those who can effectively incorporate data and analytics into their writing are poised to prosper.

Visualizing Flows

Analytics, Dataviz, Higher Education

Sankey diagrams can display data in very interesting ways.

Slack Channels of a College Professor

Communication, Dataviz, Higher Education

How I separate communication with my students and keep myself sane in the process.

The Explosion of Platform Books

Platforms, Trends

Platforms matter more than ever, and that isn’t changing anytime soon.

Why Most Business Case Studies Fail

Communication, Higher Education, Technology

If they’re so important, then why do they usually suck?

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

Book Reviews

A look at Dan Lyons’ controversial new book.

Reflections on the One-Year Anniversary of Message Not Received

Communication

Has business communication improved or exacerbated?

As a Matter of Fact, the NFL Is Not a Platform

Platforms, Trends

To claim otherwise is absurd.

The Perils of Jargon and Excessive E-Mail

Communication, Interviews

My Interview with Josh Bernoff on Message Not Received.