Just Add Analytics – Even to Toothbrushes

I recently saw a presentation mentioning that there “are more mobile phones than toothbrushes in the world”, and according to some research by the 60 second marketer, it seems that in all likelihood, this is absolutely true: My next thought was “why not combine the two?!”. Here’s my quick mockup of an iPhone case of the future: But as usual, truth is stranger than fiction. Just when you think you’ve seen every use of analytics possible,... [Read More...]

Analytics Projects Are Like Skiing Through Moguls?

View this video to see why analytics and business intelligence projects can be like skiing through a mogul field! (fast changes of direction, radical failure, etc.). Lots of parallels between my vocation and my vacation? (groan). Note: annotations may not work in mobile mode…  (Video taken with GoPro Hero, Alpinette run, Rochebrune, Megève)    Read More →

The Office of Tomorrow — from 1945

I just stumbled on a 1945 Seagram’s ad describing “The Office of Tomorrow” as part of a great set of illustrations by X-Ray Delta One on Flickr: Key texts: “Face-to-face conferences through television will be held coast-to-coast, and intricate calculations of quotas or sales by territories will be turned out at the touch of an assistant’s finger. Records will appear as if by magic from files automatically operated in the electronic age... [Read More...]

If Europe Could Vote in the US Elections?

Some fun with Xcelsius, using polling data gathered by the Economist. Click on the different countries to see the percentages. Use the slider to see how many times more votes McCain would need to have a chance of winning such an election… Download a model as a PowerPoint slide  Read More →