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Shifting to Medium for Blog
Shifting to Medium forĀ Blog
Thank you to all of you whoāve followed this blog. Iām not stopping blogging, but Iāve become frustrated with WordPress and am posting my new blogposts on Medium. Please follow me there until I can decide what to do with the content from this site as part of the relaunch of my website.
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Leadership is About Influence
Leadership is AboutĀ Influence
Listening this morning to Janice Marturano speak with Sharon Salzberg on her Metta Hour podcast, she articulated something beautiful about leadership:
Leadership is about influence.
A leader embodies the attitudes, habits, and characteristics that comes to define those who follow them. Applying this more specifically to data-driven leadership, something near and dear to me: If we want ourā¦
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Putting a Data Leader in their Place
Putting a Data Leader in theirĀ Place
Iāve been interested a lot recently in what it means to be a data leader. I had the opportunity this week to have a wonderful class with the participants in the recent cohort of the Leadership Institute, sponsored by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Called Leveraging Analytics, we were intentionally provocative in asking them what these 25 leaders from across variousā¦
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In Praise of Documentation: An Addendum
In Praise of Documentation: AnĀ Addendum
As I pointed out in a previous post, documenting work is important, and I gave a few tips. One thing I missed, but was helpfully pointed out in class today, is being able to reference the great work youāve done when you need to do it again. Learn a great technique? Great! Document it and youāll be able to do it again when you encounter a similar problem. Itās how you grow and develop instead ofā¦
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Innovation is an Action, Not a Thing
Innovation is an Action, Not aĀ Thing
Iāve been intrigued recently with innovation, particularly in government. I donāt think the nature of innovation is different in different organizations, but my concern is with how government operates (as I believe all citizens should).
The most important point is to recognize innovation is an action not a thing. Something may be innovative, but it isnāt innate in the application, the process, orā¦
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What is a Data Leader?
What is a DataĀ Leader?
We talk often about being data driven and I donāt think thereās anyone who sincerely desires to completely ignore all data that comes their way, but Iāve come to learn there are some key defining characteristics of those who are able to effectively employ data in how they lead. These include:
Discerning fact from opinion.Some people see the two as equivalent, but a good data leader will be ableā¦
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The Value of Brevity
The Value ofĀ Brevity
Iāve been reading Seth Godinās wonderful little blog posts after hearing him interviewed by Krista Tippett. Itās made me re-evaluate how I blog (particularly todayās blogpost), which is very time-intensive and dense. Iām assuming from the lack of engagement that people just donāt have the time to read them or find the content as fascinating as I do, so Iām shifting my approach to moreā¦
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Data Driven Government Mini-Lesson
Data Driven GovernmentĀ Mini-Lesson
I get asked a lot in my classes what it means to be data driven. And while there are plenty of examples, hereās a little mini-example I hope will demonstrate something of what it means to be data-driven in government.
The Guardian recently had an interesting feature piece on the issue of walkability. A key feature for walkable communities is the presence of sidewalks. In the article, which notesā¦
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Building Empathy with Data
Building Empathy withĀ Data
I recently taught several classes with managers from the NYC Administration for Childrenās Services. These folks are near and dear to my heart. Coming from a social sciences background and having experience as a social worker, I have sympathy for their hard and often thankless work.
I also appreciate the unique perspective those in the social sciences and social services bring to the debate aboutā¦
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In Praise of Documentation
In Praise ofĀ Documentation
Too often we do great analysis but itās a flash in the pan, a snowflake of inspiration that is almost impossible to recapture. Thatās why Iād like to offer a few basic thoughts on documenting analytical work, particularly if youāre using a tool like Microsoft Excel:
Save a clean copy of the data.Ā Note the source of the data and any parameters used to filter the data from that source.
If this isā¦
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The Challenge of Innovation in Government
The Challenge of Innovation inĀ Government
In my experience, innovation in government is something everyone wants but few actually understand. And doing the work of bringing innovation to government is hard. By design, government is meant to be dependable for the basic essential services that make life possible, collecting trash, educating kids, and enforcing the laws. This stability creates a culture valuing unchanging consistency as aā¦
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My 6 Key Takeaways from the Summit on Data-Smart Government
My 6 Key Takeaways from the Summit on Data-SmartĀ Government
I just finished a day and a half in the company of some of the most interesting people in government, chief data officers and their performance management peers. The occasion was the first Summit on Data-Smart Government, sponsored by the Civic Analytics Network. While there were many great and interesting discussions, here is a short description of the 6 key things Iām taking away from theseā¦
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My 8 Takeaways from the ACS Data Users Conference
My 8 Takeaways from the ACS Data UsersĀ Conference
As a Census data nerd, Iāve been geeking out with the rest of my tribe during each American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Conference. Each one has been a fun and interesting experience, with insider experiences about the challenges and opportunities inĀ using Census data.Ā I use this inside information for the benefit of my clients, who often want to use Census data to make better policy andā¦
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10 Takeaways from TICTeC 2017
10 Takeaways from TICTeCĀ 2017
This was my first time coming toĀ The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC). While Iāve worked around open data and civic technology for several years now in New York City, I only heard about it right before last years conference and didnāt know what to expect.
What I experienced was a community that is not only passionate about the possibilities in leveragingĀ technology to meet theā¦
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Brainstorming: In Defense of Broad Participation
Brainstorming: In Defense of BroadĀ Participation
For almost 3 years now, Iāve been developing and facilitating brainstorming sessions for public sector clients to understand data-related problems. In that time, Iāve never seen a person who shouldnāt have been in the room or didnāt have something to contribute, but Iāve always had someone say āWe should ask {insert team} about thatā or āI wish {insert colleague name} was here.ā Their absence isā¦
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Chief Data Officer - Getting Started
Chief Data Officer ā GettingĀ Started
Iāve been thinking recently about the jobĀ of a Chief Data Officerand what it would mean to come into an organization to perform this role. Whether there has been a previous CDO or not, in my experience helping government agencies get a handle on the data they collect and use, the key first task is to understand the people and the systems the organization runs on. This knowledge is locked up inā¦
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Training Site Now Live!
Training Site NowĀ Live!
We just consolidated more of my training material into the new http://training.datapolitan.com. Check it out and let me know if you have any feedback. Weāre in the process of migrating our training content online, including lecture slides and other materials. To teach openness and transparency means being open and transparent, and I hope these materials are helpful to others wishing to teach theā¦
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