Data Philosophy

When looking at data with philosophy in mind, there are few insights that can be projected from philosophy to business in general and data more specific.
What are the parallels between philosophy and data?

Philosophy and data seem two completely disparate fields. Philosophy works with all possible types of input, while in analytics we are limited to the data relevant to our business.

What are the parallels between philosophy and data?

Philosophy and data seem two completely disparate fields. Philosophy works with all possible types of input, while in analytics we are limited to the data relevant to our business.

Top-down vs bottom-up approach

In implementing a data strategy, we need the right balance between the top-down and the bottom-up approach to try and have the advantages of both, mitigating the disadvantages as much as possible.

Top-down vs bottom-up approach

In implementing a data strategy, we need the right balance between the top-down and the bottom-up approach to try and have the advantages of both, mitigating the disadvantages as much as possible.

The observer is central

Kant had the insight to not start from the objects in the world to examine how an observer gains knowledge about them, but the other way around.

The observer is central

Kant had the insight to not start from the objects in the world to examine how an observer gains knowledge about them, but the other way around.

Learn the language

The better you understand jargon and background of the different people you talk to, the better you can explain things and get on the same page when decisions must be taken.

Learn the language

The better you understand jargon and background of the different people you talk to, the better you can explain things and get on the same page when decisions must be taken.

Logic vs storytelling

The pure logical and numbers driven way to approach your business will always fall short, you need to complement it with emotion and storytelling to drive decisions in a certain context.

Logic vs storytelling

The pure logical and numbers driven way to approach your business will always fall short, you need to complement it with emotion and storytelling to drive decisions in a certain context.

The only constant is change, but how to model for this view on reality

Even though we experience our world and ourselves as continuously changing, Western metaphysics has long been obsessed with describing reality as an assembly of static individuals.

The only constant is change, but how to model for this view on reality

Even though we experience our world and ourselves as continuously changing, Western metaphysics has long been obsessed with describing reality as an assembly of static individuals.

Veil of ignorance

Applying Rawls' veil of ignorance to data projects you could guard the principles of fairness and equality

Veil of ignorance

Applying Rawls' veil of ignorance to data projects you could guard the principles of fairness and equality

Use data to retrain your gut feeling

Start using data to retrain yourself to interpret the signals you're capturing about your business

Use data to retrain your gut feeling

Start using data to retrain yourself to interpret the signals you're capturing about your business

Are you climbing the right wall?

Although philosophy and data at first sight seem very different, looking from philosophy to data can prove to be insightful and inspiring.

Are you climbing the right wall?

Although philosophy and data at first sight seem very different, looking from philosophy to data can prove to be insightful and inspiring.

How Ancient Chinese philosophy is connected to different ways of thinking in business

In ‘The Path’ - a book on ancient Chinese philosophy by Harvard professor Michael Puett, I was struck by two opposing worldviews that have their counterparts in two different ways of thinking about business.

How Ancient Chinese philosophy is connected to different ways of thinking in business

In ‘The Path’ - a book on ancient Chinese philosophy by Harvard professor Michael Puett, I was struck by two opposing worldviews that have their counterparts in two different ways of thinking about business.