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Tableau, still not boring

July 9, 2019 12:12 pm By Ted Cuzzillo (Latest edit July 9, 2019)

Here’s one reason I’ve always liked Tableau, and still do even as it enters a mother ship’s cold embrace. An email pitch from Tableau this week:

Music is a global unifier—connecting us from afar and strengthening relationships closer to home. Within every note is a larger story, sparking conversations and creating memories.

Homeless? There’s an app for that Civic tech's struggle to overcome initial 15 minutes of fame

July 4, 2019 2:54 pm By Ted Cuzzillo (Latest edit July 4, 2019)

If any app gets just 15 minutes of fame out of the box, shouldn’t those who promote it rank marketing up there with programming — especially when there’s no money for promotion, such as in projects by low-budget, volunteer-run civic-tech groups?

Slack Attention, advocates of "data driven"

July 2, 2019 10:57 am By Ted Cuzzillo (Latest edit July 2, 2019)

Lots of talk about "data driven," not enough about slack. It's good for any system. Systems with slack are more resilient. A thought by Seth Godin.

Three non-technical attributes for “smart” Before you change any lightbulbs

June 21, 2019 4:00 am By Ted Cuzzillo (Latest edit June 20, 2019)

Smart cities, or cities on the path to smart, should first ensure they've got these three non-technical attributes in place, says smart-city leader Greg Delaune of UIX Global. Only then should anyone go changing lightbulbs.

Take data from ethereal to grounded An escape from the same old conversation

May 24, 2019 1:46 pm By Ted Cuzzillo (Latest edit May 26, 2019)

A few days ago, I told former Tableau CMO Elissa Fink why I found “smart cities” more interesting than the data industry’s tired old slogan “data driven.” Cities are complex and layered. Analytics has results, good or bad. Data becomes tangible, satisfying.… Read more...

BI industry

Tableau, still not boring

Homeless? There’s an app for that Civic tech's struggle to overcome initial 15 minutes of fame

Slack Attention, advocates of "data driven"

Three non-technical attributes for “smart” Before you change any lightbulbs

Take data from ethereal to grounded An escape from the same old conversation

Tableau, still not boring

Homeless? There’s an app for that

Slack

“Dean of Big Data” Bill Schmarzo: “smart” takes a community

Three non-technical attributes for “smart”

Power to the transit user in San Francisco

White-hat hackers ride into town

Take data from ethereal to grounded

The one place “citizen data scientist” makes sense

Users’ transit data for a money-back guarantee