Author Archives: Phyllis Ezop

Human intervention needs to be integrated with data analytics. As I’ve written before, the technical skills of a data scientist are not enough. So it’s interesting to see how the data analytics article in the latest issue of Harvard Business … Continue reading →

Disruptive innovation can be a serious threat in today’s era of rapid change. Yet, it’s easy to overreact when potential disruption looms. I’ve blogged previously about the danger of panicked responses to potential disruption, a post I wrote in late … Continue reading →

Not long ago, the Chipotle restaurant chain was highly lauded in the media. As McDonald’s struggled and replaced its CEO, Chipotle was heralded as a chain McDonald’s needed to be more like. But, now the tide has turned. Instead of … Continue reading →

Big Data has been highly hyped. Big Data was touted as an all knowing source, where N=all. This would mean that the number of pieces of information we have is so huge, that there is enough data to know just … Continue reading →

As valuable as Big Data can be, Big Data still has the potential to mislead, as I said in previous writing. Recognizing potential problems may help users apply Big Data more effectively, since awareness of a problem can be a … Continue reading →