Download the slides here>> About the Webinar The idea of enterprise-wide data literacy is widely promoted. In theory, everyone is in favor. But what about in real life? Is universal data literacy an achievable goal or merely an aspiration? Is it realistic to expect every employee to grasp statistical concepts and apply them to their […]
EEDL Webinar: Analytic Translators – How Do They Fit in the Literacy Discussion?
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar There will be times when, despite efforts to increase literacy overall, there is a communication gap between those creating analytic output and those consuming it. Analytic translators are professionals who understand both analytic and business concepts and are trained in communication techniques that promote alignment. In this session, […]
EEDL Webinar: Lost in Translation — Why It Takes More Than Literacy to Make Sense of Data
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar Anyone who works in data-oriented professions knows that there are frequent misunderstandings between data and business professionals. In some cases, teams even develop a level of discord or animosity. The tension is almost predictable. Business professionals and data professionals don’t just use different terminology. They are trained differently, […]
RWDG Webinar: Fostering a Data-Literate Culture with Data Governance
Download the slides here>> We are celebrating the 150th episode of Real-World Data Governance! Every registrant will be entered into a drawing to win a copy of Bob’s book or one of his Learning Plans! About the Webinar Data literacy and data culture are two hot topics often discussed together in the Data Management field. […]
EEDL Webinar: How Literate Is Literate Enough?
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar Experts differ in their opinions about the levels of literacy required by workers – from basic terminology to advanced analytic skills for everyone. Some feel that different jobs require different levels of literacy, others believe that all professionals need a grounding in research methods and data validity. But […]
EEDL Webinar: Why Most Data Initiatives Fail (Hint: It’s Not Literacy, Technology, or Talent)
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar Four out of five analytic projects fail in business. It’s not a lack of talent or tools, it is the failure to define the desired outcome. Either business professionals assume that data analysts know what they mean, or data professionals fail to understand the context of a request. […]
EEDL Webinar: Connecting Data Literacy to Individual Performance
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar Abstract concepts are much harder to grasp than issues that affect us directly. When we present data literacy as a series of terms and functions that are unfamiliar or unimportant, we lose our audience. In this session we ask the questions: Wendy D. Lynch, PhD Founder, dataintosolutions.com and […]
EEDL Webinar: The Missing Element of Literacy — Communication
Download the slides here>> About the Webinar When we learn a new language, the purpose is to be able to communicate with people who speak in ways that are different from us. But it takes both people to learn from each other. Very few data literacy courses focus directly on how people communicate with each […]
EEDL Webinar: Taking Off the Blinders — How Experience Limits Our Perspective on Literacy
Download the slides here >> About the Webinar We don’t know what we don’t know. Often, literacy efforts focus on the narrow experiences of data professionals rather than broader perspectives. For example, most companies still keep their data in silos, owned and protected by different parts of the business. Data owners become experts in “their” […]
EEDL Webinar: Literacy Is a Two-Way Street — The Case for Both Business and Data Literacy
Download the slides here >> About the Webinar Proponents of data literacy training insist that data is the future language of business. As companies become more data-driven, business leaders will need ever-greater data skills. But there is another aspect to literacy: Many analysts have not achieved fluency in business terminology. How can they provide optimal […]