Kudos to you, Colgate Smile! Colgate-Palmolive “How Colgate-Palmolive Is Using Data And Analytics To Transform A 200+ Year Old Business And Accelerate Growth” buff.ly/3UMZV2X

“Truly benefiting from analytics … requires developing a top-to-bottom culture of data literacy throughout an organization and this, in my experience, is where many businesses are still failing.” buff.ly/3gew58z

Vigod lecture tackles human rights in digital age - “Wong argues data literacy should be a human right, as it recognizes how important data has become to us. It would also make regular people part of the conversation on datafication of our lives.” buff.ly/3V9hKc6

Great opportunity - the The Data Lab is offering a fully-funded place on their Data Leaders programme for women working in the charity sector in Edinburgh or SE Scotland dataskillsforwork.com/news-database/…

This is exactly why we need to build data literacy across the entire organisation: “the most significant data-driven insights in history were not delivered by data scientists – but by subject matter experts with hands-on problem-solving experience.” buff.ly/3BtGlkG

We love reading about the different approaches different organisations (from so many different industries!) are taking to developing workforce data literacy! “Wilson James launches data skills apprenticeship academy” buff.ly/3Bvp4HA

We could not agree more. "Success or failure with things like BI or data and analytics really comes more down to people and processes than technology," Howard Dresner said. buff.ly/3FPy516

36% of employees need help evaluating data quality. The 2022 Global Data Literacy Benchmark draws on the expanded Databilities® framework; covering 4 domains and 18 competencies. Explore these and other findings: datatothepeople.org/gdlb

👉🏻 “while businesses may have the right tools to extract, transform and load their data, the process must be supported with a strong, internal data culture for it to be truly effective”. Becoming truly data-driven with the right culture - TechNative buff.ly/3FlNUuJ

Sign me up!! “the Data Relations Summer School, increasing data literacy among the public with workshops and performances both onsite and at relevant locations” Artists work with technology as a medium in Data Relations buff.ly/3BHOrGw

A great article on the different types of resistance encountered on the journey towards becoming “data driven” - and also how these can be overcome! “Why Change Management Skills Are Essential To Data-Driven Success” buff.ly/3uKX3br

This is our next t-shirt slogan: “There’s no shortcut around data literacy.” Next Year in Data Analytics: Data Quality, AI Advances, Improved Self-Service | Transforming Data with Intelligence buff.ly/3uIZOdi

Agree or disagree? “Training existing employees is particularly powerful ... These ‘data citizens’ will be able to extract value from data without waiting for a separate team of data experts or scientists to do it for them.” buff.ly/3hfUawl

Ah! The crystal balls are being brushed off again, and no surprise that “data literacy” is front and centre again! Tech Executives: Here’s A Glimpse Of What’s To Come For Data And Analytics In 2023 buff.ly/3PpcUpz

18% of employees are able to help their peers with data management and organisation. The 2022 Global Data Literacy Benchmark draws on the expanded Databilities® framework; covering 4 domains and 18 competencies. Explore these and other findings: datatothepeople.org/gdlb

“Data literacy equates to data stewardship plus self-service”. 🧐 Discuss! Improving data literacy and stewardship is the key to better business decisioning buff.ly/3ghAbwA

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy festive season and a healthy and data-lit new year!

Congratulations Carruthers & Jackson on the release of your Index. An excellent piece of evidence highlighting the challenges and opportunities ahead! Data leaders bewail employee data illiteracy | TechTarget buff.ly/3Yt3nlr

13% of employees are able to help their peers with data analysis. The 2022 Global Data Literacy Benchmark draws on the expanded Databilities® framework; covering 4 domains and 18 competencies. Download now to explore these and other findings. datatothepeople.org/gdlb

48% of employees need help to identify problems using data. The 2022 Global Data Literacy Benchmark draws on the expanded Databilities® framework; covering 4 domains and 18 competencies. Explore these and other findings: datatothepeople.org/gdlb