Innovation
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Predictive models are often rejected not because they underperform, but because leaders mistake understanding for control. The fear of a “black box” isn’t really about opacity—it’s about hesitation to trust a system when outcomes feel uncertain. Demanding full transparency can create the illusion of influence while slowing decisions and diluting accountability. What executives actually need…
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Analytics should not ask executives to “choose their own adventure.” While exploratory analysis is valuable, open-ended insights without judgment create ambiguity, not clarity. Leaders don’t need more scenarios—they need guidance on which path to take and why. Decision-driven analytics reframes analysis around the decision at hand, explicitly weighing trade-offs, risks, and expected impact. The result…
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AI has leveled the playing field of analysis. Every enterprise can now generate models, dashboards, and insights at scale. But when analytic power becomes universal, advantage shifts elsewhere—to how well organizations decide with it. In the GenAI era, success will hinge less on analytic sophistication and more on decision capacity: the ability to frame options,…
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AI doesn’t erase human judgment—it exposes its importance. As AI streamlines analysis, advantage shifts upstream to decision capacity—how well organizations make choices. Decision Scientists connect AI-powered insights to strategy by clarifying options, quantifying trade-offs, and closing the loop with evidence and feedback. When sophisticated insights are widely available, the winners are those who decide confidently…
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The way we do data science has changed forever. GenAI makes coding frictionless—but without structure it gets messy and invites slippage down rabbit holes. I’ve been refining CRISP-AI, a lightweight process (inspired by CRISP-DM) to work smarter with AI.
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Data teams are no longer just service providers—they’re becoming strategic partners in decision-making. But as business fluency rises on one side, a growing data literacy gap is emerging on the other. This shift is creating tension—and opportunity. This isn’t a flaw—it’s the future.
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I recently revisited Avinash Kaushik’s brilliant article, “Winning With Data: Say No to Insights, Yes to Out-of-Sights,” and felt inspired by his challenge to aim higher in our data-driven work. The concept of “Out-of-Sights”—insights that are Novel, Actionable, Credible, and Relative (N-A-C-R)—is not just an aspiration but a call to fundamentally reimagine how we approach…
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The Intelligence Value Gap in Decision Sciences marks the shift from traditional Business Intelligence to advanced methodologies. It highlights the need for predictive and prescriptive analytics to enhance decision-making, as relying solely on historical insights can be limiting. Organizations are increasingly utilizing these advanced analytics to transition from reactive to proactive decision-making. This transition requires…