Reflections on Supervising More Than 100 Capstone Projects

Analytics, Dataviz, Higher Education, Project Management, Technology

Thoughts on some of my students’ best work.

Three of My Favorite In-class Exercises

Analytics, Dataviz, Faves, Higher Education

A few of the ways that I try to make learning as active as possible.

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble

Book Reviews

A look at Dan Lyons’ controversial new book.

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

Platforms, Trends

To claim otherwise is absurd.

Twitter’s New Commercial: Message Not Received

Communication

More of the same from the beleaguered social network.

Advice to Startups: Stop Using the Word ‘Platform.’ Please.

Communication, Faves, Higher Education, Platforms, Strategy

Why simplicity and questions are far better stratagems.

Communication Failures at the Collision Conference

Communication

It’s obvious that most technology professionals have a long ways to go.

Why I Wrote Message Not Received

Communication

Exploring my motivations for writing the new book.

Proprietary APIs: A New Tool in the Age of the Platform

Platforms, Strategy

A new arrow in the quiver.

Big Data and Privacy: Have We Reached a Turning Point?

Big Data

Maybe Zuck was wrong after all.

The Future of Retail and the Cloud Wars

Technology, Trends

The race for cloud-computing dominance is heating up.

Open Data Now

Big Data, Book Reviews

A look at Joel Gurin’s new and fascinating book.

Highlights From The Visual Organization Book Tour

Big Data, Dataviz

Thoughts on four days of talking about the book.

How Startups Can Embrace The Visual Organization

Big Data, Dataviz, Interviews

Kira Newman of TechCocktail interviews me about my new book.

Big Data and Cloud Computing: Not Just for Big Companies

Big Data

Some thoughts on two of my favorite subjects.

Visualizing Health Care Data

Big Data, Dataviz

What happens when consumers can visualize data related to their health?