Why does a staff member need to embed data use into their decision-making workflows? I’ve come to value simple explanations behind the purpose of data. Here is one analogy for why all staff need to embed data into decision-making.

We talk about data in a way that feels abstract. Design thinking can be applied to data empowerment and the user experience beyond only data visualization.

Nurturing a data culture at the: program-level is like a well-maintained vegetable garden, organizational-level (at an intermediary or a philanthropy) is like planting a community garden, and college-level is like planning out a complex botanical garden.

As you seek to embed learning into the everyday workflows of your higher ed team, one of the biggest challenges your organization likely faces is onboarding new people effectively. How can you bring new people into the fold faster… for everyone’s sake?

You can cultivate a data-informed culture through small, intentional steps. Try devoting ten minutes at your next staff meeting to learning through data. Here are three ideas you can test today.

By embracing every person as a data person, we offer each member of your team the opportunity to engage with and understand the information that shapes our society.