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Meeting the Invisible Man
I was raised watching old black and white movies. Honestly, this is likely because my parents were shown these films by their parents in...
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- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
5 Tips for Conducting Focus Groups
Imagine this: You are the owner of a local restaurant and want feedback from customers to help you improve the dining experience. You...
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- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
Help! No One Answered My Survey
Have you ever said something at a party that resulted in immediate and deafening silence? The comment need not be inappropriate. I could...
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- Oct 1, 2019
- 5 min
Why Small Cities Need Big Data
Last week I attended the League of Oregon Cities’ annual conference in Bend, Oregon. Hundreds of elected officials and city staff from...
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- Aug 1, 2019
- 5 min
What Ben Franklin Got Right (and Wrong) about Data-driven Decision-Making
Ever struggle with a decision when there were many factors to consider? Check out this method for data-driven decision-making popularized by
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- Jul 24, 2019
- 4 min
Streamlining the Sandwich Shop: A Case Study in Process Mapping
A quick stop for lunch provides an unexpected lesson in why organizations should examine their processes.
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- Jul 16, 2019
- 4 min
Not Another Report: Using Learning Styles to Convey Data
Some days I get tired of looking at spreadsheets. But the truth of working in data is that someone has to make the sausage. However,...
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- May 9, 2019
- 4 min
Research Without a Roadmap
Although my background is in government data, I’m often asked to do research in very disparate fields. Sometimes these requests are so...
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- Apr 25, 2019
- 4 min
Paper vs. Electronic Surveys
With surveying platforms such as Qualtrics and Survey Monkey so easily available and (relatively) cheap, there is an ability more than...
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- Apr 5, 2019
- 4 min
Stop Using Regressions (so much)
OK…You don’t need to completely stop using them, but they are not the go-to solution to all complex problems. In fact, if put into the...
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- Mar 22, 2019
- 3 min
Why Not Measure
I love me some data. As a result, I have a penchant for metrics and measurements of everything regardless of the need or if its easily...
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- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
The Fault in Government Data
Most recently, I was able to survey cities and analyze their emergency water preparedness infrastructure. This is a way for cities to...
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- Feb 19, 2019
- 5 min
Network Science and Community Engagement
There are many ways to think about a city from a scientific perspective. You can think about it like an engineer; as a set of water...
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- Feb 13, 2019
- 7 min
Who am I?
“About me” sections are never very interesting or personal. I have however, connected this blog post to the “about me” page on this...
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