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Stephen J. Dubner pushes back on Big Data

Stephen J. Dubner and Big Data

Big Data is one of the more interesting intersection points in recent human history (sorry to oversell that, which I admittedly probably did). Here’s what we know: C-Suite executives value the idea as a concept, but don’t really know exactly… Continue Reading

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Jessica Starr Indiana murder case? Look at Tavaras Browning.

Jessica Starr Indiana

Dateline NBC just ran a ‘Cold Case Spotlight’ on their website about the Jessica Starr case from Elkhart County, Indiana back in 2011. There’s a lot more information in this article, and even more here as well as the video embedded… Continue Reading

Car culture is (slowly) dying, but the future is hard to predict

Car Culture Is Slowly Dying

I was driving to my uncle’s for Thanksgiving with my dad, my mom, and my wife; I dropped a knowledge bomb on my parents somewhere in that ride that literally seemed to give my father pause. Interested in what it… Continue Reading

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You want happier employees? Channel the construction industry.

Construction Industry and Employee Engagement

Three simple tenets that one (perhaps unexpected) industry does well. Continue Reading

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Why do we confuse “productivity” with “face-time” or “seat-time” at office jobs?

Productivity vs. Seat Time At Work

“Productivity” can be achieved anywhere by a person that cares about their work, so why do we pay so much attention to whether they’re in-office? Because everything comes back to control. Continue Reading

Is the Hillary Clinton waiting game actually good for democracy?

Hillary Clinton Waiting Game

There’s basically two options here. None of them are really very good for the United States’ belief in themselves as a true democracy. Continue Reading

Here’s a story about a time I spent a few hours in a holding cell

Holding Cell

We all fail in life. Might as well embrace it in a blog, right? Continue Reading

Maybe ideation software isn’t helping

Ideation Platforms and Communication

Everywhere you look these days, there seem to be different kinds of tools and software to make it easier to listen to (and subsequently engage) your employees. Often this will be something cloud-based, promising “real-time feedback,” and/or “actionable insights,” etc.… Continue Reading