Scott Delaney

From Data Paralysis to Decisive Action: The Power of a Good Question You’ve seen it before. You’re sitting in a meeting where a decision hangs in the air. The data is up on the screen, the analysis has been…

I've seen decisions stall on the phrase 'we don't have enough data.' This is not about the data. It's often a fear of asking a question that might be wrong. The best leaders don't wait for answers; they form hypotheses and test them.
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From Walkman to AI: Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone…. Today, in a meeting, someone told me they were old enough to remember the iPod. I laughed and told them I could remember when the Walkman…

Part rant, part nostalgia, part cautionary tale. But at least there's 80s music!

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Day 4 of the 10 New Year Data Resolutions: Embrace GenAI (Enthusiastically but carefully) link.medium.com/GjwFT7jHEPb

#AI #GenerativeAI #data

Just published: #3 of 10 Data New Year Resolutions - Eat Your Own Dog Food…Please! link.medium.com/tpRr7P0XCPb
#data #DataEngineering #DataProfession

Day two of Ten New Year Data Resolutions: Documentation: The Path to Data Bliss link.medium.com/QvkVyBNstPb
#data #DataScience #DataCareer #documentation #TeamData

Just published: 10 New Year Data Resolutions - Number One: link.medium.com/B6NGWyLTnPb

#data #businessintelligence #dataquality

Friday musings: GenAI adoption paths: What can our past teach us? link.medium.com/a4StOE9mKOb
#GenAI #RiskManagement #CDO #STRATEGY #Data

Good news: data is our priority now! Bad news: there are twenty-three other priorities (and that’s just for Tuesday)!

Good news: data is our priority now! Bad news: there are twenty-three other priorities (and that's just for Tuesday!)
#DataDriven #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #dataquality #datavalue #chiefdataoffficer

A rant, an opinion, a cautionary tale!

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Everything old is new again. It really isn’t about the tech! Looking back on your digital history can be nostalgic and heartwarming — think Facebook memories of your kids as their younger selves…

On reflection and the lessons we (perhaps haven't) learned!

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GenAI adoption and ideas for early moving strategy have been running around my head too much lately. Getting it out on (virtual) paper to make some mental space. Here's my take: GenAI First Steps — Use Case Selection is Key link.medium.com/8EKAERci1Mb

The Rise of the Chief AI Officer: A Strategic Imperative for Data-Driven Leadership As we stand on the precipice of a new digital dawn, the role of the Chief AI Officer (CAIO) emerges as a beacon of innovation. This role i...

Will the Chief AI Officer role emerge? Here's my take: scottyd99999.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-...

I’m curious. Was it just me or was today’s Cadbury Half Marathon at least a kilometre too long? Strava tells me I ran 22.4km. I wondering if one of the little offshoot loops we run was only intended for the full marathon runners. #running

Question for the bilingual among you. I’m heading to Paris and would like enough grasp of the French language to be comfortable. I took high school French (40 years ago so much is now forgetter). Looking ideas please: the best way to learn enough of the language in 4 months. Babbel? Something else?

Re-reading Cal Newport’s ‘Deep Work’. I’d forgotten how many great ideas it has in there. Time to remind myself to re-adopt a few! It’s well worth the read if you find yourself yearning for the good old days when you had the time to do meaningful work!

I’m getting Skee Ball vibes. Perhaps I spent too much time in arcades in the 70s and 80s!

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information A leading data visualization expert explores the negative—and positive—influences that charts have on our perception of truth. Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While...

Four flights in the last few days gave me the chance to get a few books in.

Alberto Cairo's How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information is well worth the read (and the recommendation to colleagues who create or consume charts & other visualisations)
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Looking forward to sharing a few thoughts on using data governance as an enabler. If you're planning to be at revAlation in Sydney come and say 'hi'.

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Thanks for the heads up @cathrinew.bsky.social.

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