[Sigia-l] Data Death Spiral...

[Eric Scheid]

> Whenever data is misused as the only means for making decisions, a death
> spiral begins. The lust for data overwhelms all sensibilities. Cowardly
> decision makers howl in glee at reams of unnecessary data, while bright people
> sit handcuffed to ugly slidedecks and mediocre ideas. Decision makers forget
> their brains and wait for numbers, fueling an organizational addiction to
> unnecessary and distracting data.
> 
> Data is good: it dispels ignorance and raises questions, but it has its place.
> Data doesn¹t make decisions or come up with good ideas: people do. As soon as
> you discount people in the name of data, the downward spiral begins.
> 
> You know you¹re in a data death spiral if:

http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=147

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