Advanced Collaboration Research

Sharing practical ways to engage in the Collaboration Revolution

Data Approach the Helped Trump Win

The strength of their modeling was illustrated by how well it could predict a subject's answers. Kosinski continued to work on the models…
Brandon Klein Feb 03, 2017

Big data sets available for free

Source code and data for our Big Data keyword correlation API (see also section in separate chapter, in our book) Great statistical analysis:…
Brandon Klein Dec 05, 2016

Making data analytics work for you—instead of the other way around

The data-analytics revolution now under way has the potential to transform how companies organize, operate, manage talent, and create value. That’s…
Brandon Klein Oct 07, 2016

ImpactSpace - data on impact companies

ImpactSpace is the open data platform powering the global impact marketplace. Together with our sister site, ImpactAlpha, we are providing stories…
Brandon Klein Jun 26, 2016

Troo.ly - machine learning to given each consumer a trust score

Trooly uses public and permissible digital footprints to understand and predict the trustworthiness of individuals and businesses. Using minimal and…
Brandon Klein Jun 20, 2016

OKCubpid and Data Release ethics

Six years later, this warning remains true. The OkCupid data release reminds us that the ethical, research, and regulatory communities must work…
Brandon Klein Jun 12, 2016

Origins of the Org Chart

Daniel McCallum created the first organization chart in response to the information problem hobbling one of the longest railroads in the world. In…
Brandon Klein May 05, 2016

Environment - engineering serendipity

The loftlike San Francisco office of software maker Atlassian has an open central amphitheater, where all-staff gatherings and midday boot camp…
Brandon Klein Aug 21, 2015

Common Crawl - free big data sets

Everyone should have the opportunity to indulge their curiosities, analyze the world and pursue brilliant ideas. Small startups or even individuals…
Brandon Klein Jul 16, 2015

Google is tackling the science of how to build excellent teams

Project Oxygen started out as an attempt by Google’s People and Innovation Lab (PiLab) to prove that managers don’t really matter. The internal team…
Brandon Klein Apr 10, 2015