The wealth and success and the sweet siren call of optimizing data has led us to overlook the collateral damage of forgetting, or neglecting to consider, the human side of the equation.
The age of data
Organizations are drawn to data for many reasons, not the least of which is the emergence of incredibly sophisticated technologies that allow us to process and parse information with speed and insight. But here are more reasons why the spreadsheet is dominating the story:
- Data is plentiful.
- Data is not messy or nuanced like feelings.
- Data feels certain, while hunches are uncertain.
- Data is...