Open Data
Data is Not Oil – Data is Love
Why do we still keep using the metaphors of the industrial age to describe the opportunities we see? Data is not oil. Data was not formed over millions of years. Data was not extracted from deep underneath the earth’s crust. Data is not derived from the fossilized remains of dead organisms. Notice the words we use: We extract data. We mine data. We monetize data. We plumb the depths of Read More
The Transformative Power of Open Data
Repost from the Economics and Statistics Administration: New York City – Under Secretary Mark Doms participated in a high level data discussion this morning at the Strata+Hadoop World Conference in New York City. Before an audience of 500 leading technologists and data programmers, Under Secretary Doms talked with host Jennifer van der Meer, Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and CEO of Reason Street, to explore the Department of Read More
Government Stats at Strata Hadoop
Tomorrow I look forward to a fireside chat conversation with Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Mark Doms at Strata Hadoop’s Data Driven Business Day. Government Statistics in the Era of Big Data Mark Doms (United States Department of Commerce), Jen van der Meer (Reason Street) 9:25am Wednesday, 10/15/2014 Data-Driven Business Day Location: E 20/ E 21 The US Department of Commerce has long been the powerhouse of government Read More
Bodies and Buildings Class 3: Health Systems and Open Data
We mapped the obesity systems of Japan, Mongolia, Korea, Columbia, and the NJ Path Conductors. Last week students not born in the US were surprised that the obesity epidemic “snuck up” on Americans. So students looked at other countries, and those that focused on their home countries were surprised to find the epidemic at its roots. Global trends in non US countries: Japan is the least obese country, but not uniformly. Read More
In Pursuit of A Certain Kind of Startup
Thanks Alistair Croll – this was fun! 2 Kinds of Startups. In pursuit of the SuperBadAss. At Ignite Strata Hadoop World.
Read MoreTwo Kinds of Startups: StrataIgnite Talk
What kind of startup will you be? Merely Badass? Or SuperBadass?
Read MoreDisrupting the Self : The Mindfulness Continuum
At Startupfest Montreal at the invitation of curator extraordinaire Alistair Croll and his amazing sister Rebecca Croll. Tomorrow’s discussion: Disrupting the Self: Lifelogging, Wearable Computing and Society. I promise a deep, context setting and likely provocative discussion with Dulcie Madden, one of the founders of Rest Devices – who provide “human centered devices that make people healthy and relaxed” – including the launch of this sensor-packed babe onesie. I’ve been Read More
Best of Strata: Data is Not a Business Model
Update July 2, 2013: My talk is now available on YouTube: My talk is being broadcast at an upcoming Webinar brought to you by O’Reilly: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 5 AM San Francisco | 1pm – London | 8am – New York | 10pm – Sydney | 9pm – Tokyo | 8pm – Beijing | 5:30pm – Mumbai Big data does not necessarily lead to big business outcomes. It Read More