Understanding Our Data

Understanding the 'Shape' of Data to Shape Our World

Gurjeet Singh | August 11, 2015

We live in an extraordinary time. The capacity to generate and store data has reached dizzying proportions. What lies within that data represents the chance for this generation to solve its most pressing problems — from disease and climate change to healthcare and customer understanding. The magnitude of the opportunity is defined by the magnitude of the data created — and it is astonishing.

Source: https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/08/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-technology-pioneer/

<more at http://www.livescience.com/51814-shapes-in-datasets-provide-clues-to-answer-complex-questions.html; related link: http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_slavin_how_algorithms_shape_our_world?language=en (+Video) (How algorithms shape our world. July 2011) and http://www.ayasdi.com/company/leadership/ (Passionate Innovators, Simplifying and Transforming How Companies Make Decisions>