Apr

17

[Cognitive Musings #1] - Monthly-ish Update

Hello friends, colleagues and followers and welcome to the very first edition of my "digital postcard" called Cognitive Musings. You

Apr 17, 2021

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Apr

17

Words That Change Minds

We think we see an objective reality and we think we're right but in reality most of what you perceive is quite subjective. The cool part? You can shape it with just words!

Apr 17, 2021

5 min read

Mar

19

How I Learned Data Science in 90 Days

I first encountered data science (aka data mining, machine leaning, artificial intelligence, etc) back in 2014. I was a newly

Mar 19, 2021

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Mar

18

Learning Strategy from First Principles - A Review of Wardley Maps

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the word strategy? If you’re like most

Mar 18, 2021

8 min read

Mar

18

The Data Executive Playbook: How to use Wardley Maps to Determine Strategy in Modern Organizations

This blog post is an exploration of strategic play inside an organization viewed through the lens of a hypothetical data

Mar 18, 2021

6 min read

Mar

18

Understanding the Data Landscape and Strategic Play Through Wardley Mapping

A Wardley map is a form of mapping invented by Simon Wardley (@swardley) that helps you understand business strategy. Simon

Mar 18, 2021

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Mar

18

On Happiness

Perhaps it's not a coincidence that the times I've felt happiest at work were times when I was in a

Mar 18, 2021

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Mar

18

Goals Aren't the Only Way

We assume that any worthy social accomplishment is best achieved by first setting it as an objective and then pursuing

Mar 18, 2021

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Mar

18

How to Recognize Hidden Opportunities

In a previous essay I wrote about the three elements that comprise serendipity: Curious Tinkering, (the pursuit of ideas you

Mar 18, 2021

5 min read

Mar

18

Extracting Text Tags from Product Descriptions using Machine Learning

In the summer of 2019 I decided to enter the yearly company hackathon with a project that had been brewing

Mar 18, 2021

6 min read