Insight

From Data to Insight: Why Meaning Must Be Made Explicit

From Data to Insight: Why Meaning Must Be Made ExplicitThere’s a dangerous assumption inside most BI solutions: if we show the numbers clearly enough, the insight will land. It won’t.From data to insight only happens when meaning is made explicit. The invisible gap in most dashboards Think about the typical BI workflow. Collect the data … [Read more…]

Data, Charts, and Insight: Why Seeing the Numbers Isn’t Enough

In the previous post, I made a deliberately provocative claim: Dashboards don’t drive decisions.If you haven’t read that yet, it’s worth starting there, because this post explains why that problem keeps showing up,  even in organisations with good data, good tools, and capable analysts.The short answer is this: We keep confusing data, charts, and insight as if … [Read more…]