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IBM Center for Applied Insights Launches New Blog! (#IBMCAI)
In a world overflowing with data, there’s a lot to be discovered. The IBM Center for Applied Insights uncovers new ways of thinking, working and leading through research and analytics. Our studies...
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Fighting Hunger… One Infographic at a Time
At the IBM Center for Applied Insights, we could probably create data visualizations, infographics, and datagrams in our sleep. Cloud Pacesetters? Marketing Scientists? Chief Information Security...
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IBM CAI Global Cloud Study Mentioned in Forbes
The IBM Center for Applied Insights Global Cloud study was mentioned in this recent Forbes article about how the next phase of cloud computing is shifting from an IT to a business focus. Cloud...
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Leslieanne John Interview: P-TECH, President Obama, and IBM CAI
Leslieanne John, P-TECH student & IBM CAI intern “Leslie Anne John epitomizes what an education like P-TECH’s can achieve. [She’s] in the 11th grade and already taking eight college classes” –...
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Ready for jobs that haven’t been invented yet [Citizen IBM post]
How did I spend my summer as a 17-year-old? Teaching young girls how to kayak in a freezing cold lake at an overnight camp in northern Ontario. How is Leslieanne John, a 17-year-old rising fourth-year...
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Africa – A Growing Opportunity
Image credit: IBM Mobile Insights blog We all know that dreaded sight when you return from vacation: the imminent swelling number of emails in your inbox. Now imagine 6 months of unread emails. I was...
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International Women’s Day at IBM: Global thought leadership and more
Image credit: IWD March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Every year on this day, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women, celebrate their...
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How do you look for information?
You may have heard that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. The data is coming from everywhere – sensors, social media, digital media, etc. With the...
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Experiments in Agile
Source: IBM Several years ago, a company I previously worked for hired a team of developers to redesign our outdated website. The website had been built for a previous decade when our company, a...
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Our creativity crisis
I recently saw a video featuring the IBM Design Studios. It described our Design Thinking and how we’ve put into place “people”, “places” and “processes” to re-establish our customer-focused design of...
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Can big data save the earth for our children?
Altered nature photo by Julie Yamamoto “Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.” – Einstein Although I don’t subscribe to theories of past lives, I suppose if it were possible,...
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The Data Diaries video series: Take one
I’ve always been a people-watcher. As a little girl, I would sit at the edge of the playroom only mildly impressed by the toys splayed across the floor, but fully engrossed by the adults in the next...
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[Video] Data Diaries: Gender gap in government
Lindsey shares a data point about the gender gap in government and how it relates to her childhood ambition of being President of the United States. Check out the related blog post:...
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Data Diaries: Data expands to fill the space available
Our world is increasingly data-driven, to the extent that many point to data as being the world’s most important natural resource of the 21st century. And yet, unlike many other natural resources such...
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[Video] Data Diaries: Data expands to fill available space
The amount of data in the world is exploding. Matthew shares his favorite data point about its exponential growth. Check out the related blog post: http://bit.ly/datadiaries-dataexpands This video is...
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How a data scientist buys a car
Last year, I set out to buy a used car. This wasn’t just any car. It would be the vehicle for a long-planned, off-road expedition to Arizona and Utah with my brother, and for many other off-road...
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Data Diaries: How analytics fuels wanderlust
A Ukrainian by blood, a New Yorker by heart and a Vanderbilt Commodore by spirit, I’ve always defined myself through places. My identity is a hodgepodge of the places I come from, was raised in and am...
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[Video] Data Diaries: How analytics fuels wanderlust
Anastasia loves to travel, so it’s no surprise her favorite data points to share with people focus on how analytics can be the best travel agent. In her Data Dairies entry, Anastasia shares data points...
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Data Diaries: How analytics sold Netflix on House of Cards
It’s one thing to have access to a lot of data. However, it’s another thing entirely to trust your data enough to take action based on it… especially when that action comes with a $100M price tag. But...
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[Video] Data Diaries: How analytics sold Netflix on House of Cards
In this Data Diaries entry, data scientist Derek Franks discusses how analytics made Netflix bold enough to spend $100M on “House of Cards.” Check out the related blog post:...
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Data Diaries: Are data leaders today’s top recruits?
We have more data than ever before, yet know less and less about the data we have. So why do I get excited about data leaders – chief data officers, chief analytics officers, data scientists, and...
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[Video] Data Diaries: Are data leaders today’s top recruits?
In her Data Diaries entry, Caitlin Halferty discusses why your data needs a leader. Check out the related blog post: http://bit.ly/datadiaries-dataleaders This video is part of the Data Diaries...
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CDOs take the lead in big data & information sharing
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to attend MIT’s Chief Data Officer & Information Quality Symposium. The annual event brings together data leaders – chief data officers, chief analytics officers,...
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Data Diaries: How Twitter analytics can lead to meaningful insights
Since we had a leap second added at the end of June, a lot of people were prompted to think about how they can better enjoy it, me included. But I also wanted to investigate what can actually happen in...
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[Video] Data Diaries: How Twitter analytics can lead to meaningful insights
In her video diary entry, Raluca Dode talks about the ultimate “focus group” – the twitterverse. Check out the related blog post: http://wp.me/p4mqaW-1bz This video is part of the Data Diaries series,...
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Data Diaries: Technology’s man-made universe on the Internet
I have always been interested in astronomy and space travel. When most teenage girls my age had a Donny Osmond poster on their wall, I had a picture of Neil Armstrong standing on the moon. What...
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[Video] Data Diaries: Technology’s man-made universe on the Internet
Susie has always been fascinated by outer space and its infinite possibilities. In her Data Diaries entry, she reflects on the vast (and growing) potential of the Internet and and dreams about what we...
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Data Diaries: How data put me to sleep
For years, I took sleep for granted – especially in college. Between all-nighters studying for an upcoming exam and staying up late to hang out with my friends, I was constantly prioritizing other...
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Data Diaries: Imagining the future of digital experiences
Data continues to tell us people are spending more and more time looking at their mobile devices than any other platform available. As mobile devices have risen to the platform of choice, so has our...
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[Video] Data Diaries: Imagining the future of digital experiences
Data continues to tell us people are spending more and more time looking at their mobile devices than any other platform available. As mobile devices have risen to the platform of choice, so has our...
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Data Dairies: How “useless data” can change industries
The shipping and trading industry was changed by a man who’d had his dreams of a Naval career paralyzed in a transportation accident. Nothing could keep him from walking his way into history. Matthew...
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Data Diaries: The rise of Me Analytics
One in five Americans has a wearable device, and the market is expected to triple in the next five years. It is estimated that by 2020, wearables will exceed 500 million shipments worldwide as over 35...
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[Video] Data Diaries: How data put me to sleep
In this #DataDiaries video entry, Brittany confesses to cheating on her sleep – and shares the data that put her back on the right path. Check out the related blog post: http://wp.me/p4mqaW-1ir This...
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[Video] Data Dairies: How “useless data” can change industries
In our latest #DataDiaries entry, Joshua gives a history lesson on big data from the 1800s. Check out the related blog post: http://wp.me/p4mqaW-1qE This video is part of the Data Diaries series, which...
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Data Diaries: International Women’s Day should begin with educating girls
Source: Girl Rising Girl Rising is a film-turned-movement that uses rich storytelling to advocate for girls in the classroom. When some colleagues and I attended a screening and a talk by executive...
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[Video] Data Diaries: The rise of Me Analytics
In this Data Diaries entry, Maria explains how wearable tech will make researchers out of us all. Check out the related blog post: http://wp.me/p4mqaW-1wr This video is part of the Data Diaries series,...
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[Video] Data Diaries: International Women’s Day should begin with educating...
In this entry, Krista explains why gender equality in education has an enormous economic impact. Check out the related blog post: http://wp.me/p4mqaW-1BQ This video is part of the Data Diaries series,...
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[Video] Inside Quantum Minds
It is likely that we are on the cusp of a new age in computing called quantum computing. In this compilation video, experts discuss where we are in the quantum computing journey and what they expect to...
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11 places to find great content (and thank you!)
As of today, we will no longer be publishing new content on this blog, but you can still access the archives by clicking on the navigation above. Going forward, check out these 11 great places to find...
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