by cspenn | Jun 10, 2020 | bias, careers, social good
In this week’s In-Ear Insights, Katie and Chris examine the measurement of diversity, revisit Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink examples of blinded interviews, and ways companies can support minority and women-owned businesses, from recruiting to vendor selection....
by Katie Robbert | Jun 5, 2020 | social good
The world is on fire. The most common sentiment that I see is “I don’t know what to say” and “I don’t know how to support” – well that and “you’re doing it wrong”. There are a lot of people telling us how to feel, what we’re saying is incorrect, or not enough....
by cspenn | Jun 3, 2020 | data analytics, data science, podcast, social good
In this week’s In-Ear Insights, Katie and Chris look at the upcoming release of hate crime data analysis and broader implications. When data collection is flawed or missing, how do you still make decisions? What do you do when you have to do something because...
by John Wall | Mar 27, 2020 | citizenship, corporate social responsibility, economics, ethics, government, social good
The Great Shutdown These are scary times, we are in uncharted seas. But for the first time we are in front of it, we are doing some navigation. Yes, we are fighting a whole lot about which way to go and who puts their hand on the wheel, and I’m watching it, afraid and...
by cspenn | Jun 7, 2019 | citizenship, corporate social responsibility, data science, social good
Back in 2015, I worked with the IBM Watson Analytics team to promote the idea of the citizen analyst, the average citizen who could do data analysis in support of causes they care about. The concept was solid: given the right tools, people could help understaffed and...
by cspenn | Jun 5, 2019 | citizenship, corporate social responsibility, data science, social good
In this week’s In-Ear Insights, Katie and Chris discuss corporate social responsibility, social good, and ways of making a difference that don’t necessarily involve large financial contributions to causes. Listen in for an upcoming example of how Trust...