Her whole life has changed because of the thorn. She finds ways to ‘live’ with it rather than removing the thorn. Organisations are similar.
Data Thorns
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From the Blog on data
Be Prepared: Another Resource
When things go wrong, those who are prepared fare the best. So to help, we created a very simple data inventory mapping tool for you.
10 key drivers of system change
As part of a recent discussion regarding humanitarian data, I asked the question ‘What are the key drivers of system change?’ Here’s what I heard back.
Humanitarian Data Gathering #2
One gathering was never going to be enough. It’s not enough time, not all the right people, and so on. So we’re doing it again.
Perhaps it’s time to question what we collect
Why do we collect data? But perhaps we don’t need to and we need to question it all. Perhaps we can delete it much faster than we realise.
Two Important Articles to Read
Please read the two articles below. Add them to your reading list. They are different but also related. Data, more data, and technology are not our saviour.
Humanitarian Orgs or Data Companies?
Two critical questions for humanitarian NGOs thinking about a data strategy. And no, you can not be both. There may be a third way, but ‘both’ is not it.
The Seldom Asked Third Question
We collect heaps of data. And we think about the value of it for ourselves and our donors and partners. We forget to ask a critical third question.
Numbers are not Sterile
Numbers are not data fields in your algorithmic software. They are sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, friends, and dreams. Numbers are not sterile.