Why True Data & AI Literacy Goes Beyond Technical Training Note: a version of this article was first published for Forbes Business Council on March 5, 2025. Organizations that are racing to become data-informed and AI-enabled often invest heavily in technical training. It makes sense that they’d do this: they need their [...]
Data Literacy and AI Literacy: Two Sides of the Same Coin By Ben Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Data Literacy Recently, I initiated a discussion on LinkedIn about the relationship between data literacy and AI literacy. The conversation generated some very thoughtful responses from a handful of the most influential and experienced [...]
How Organizations Can Measure Their Data & AI Literacy Note: a version of this article was first published for Forbes Business Council on Jan 27, 2025. By Ben Jones, Co-founder and CEO of Data Literacy In today’s data-fueled economies, organizations of all types and sizes need to successfully channel data and [...]
6 Must-Have Skills to Thrive as a Data Analyst in 2025 The following article first appeared in Forbes Business Council on December 27, 2024. In a world increasingly focused on data and AI, the role of the data analyst has become essential. Organizations of all types and sizes desperately need employees [...]
Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 3: All Eyes on the Swing States This is the fifth part of our blog post series, Data Literacy for U.S. Voters. In the first part, we touched on the timing of U.S. elections, from the White House all the way down to your local [...]
Beyond the Map: How Marimekko Charts Offer a New Perspective on Election Results Written by Jon Schwabish for The PolicyViz Newsletter Note: this blog post serves as the fourth in our Data Literacy for U.S. Voters series. Maybe the most common data visualizations to show election results are maps. Maps, maps, maps. [...]
Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 3: Understanding Election Polls This is the third part of our blog post series, Data Literacy for U.S. Voters. In the first part, we touched on the timing of U.S. elections, from the White House all the way down to your local school board. In [...]
Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 2: Determining Winners & the Electoral College This is the second part of our blog post series, Data Literacy for U.S. Voters. In the first part, we touched on the timing of U.S. elections, from the White House all the way down to your local [...]
Data Literacy for U.S. Voters Part 1: Timing of U.S. Elections Here at Data Literacy, we're big believers that we'll all be better off if every one of us grasps some basic yet critical concepts about the way data is used in our world. We often learn data skills on the [...]
What Is AI Literacy? Artificial intelligence, or AI, involves giving computers the ability to solve problems and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI technologies are in use where we work, where we live, and where we interact and transact online. Discussion of AI has skyrocketed in recent months. [...]