Numbers are personal
There’s a saying that, in business, ‘numbers only hold meaning when they relate to a goal’. For someone running a business, these are numbers that show how well their efforts to run the business are turning out. They can trigger strong feelings – of happiness when there’s an up-tick, and […]
Case study – Data to find the missing
Aims and benefits Within this case study Paul Clarke from FiguringOutData.com describes how data was used to find people who needed help, even though they had disappeared from sight, leaving few traces behind them. The people were tenants of a Housing Association Group – a not-for-profit enterprise that provides homes […]
Case study – Digital adoption in Retail
Aims and benefits This is a case study about a delicatessen outlet in the West Midlands area of the UK that roared back into life after the Covid lockdown period, thanks to their astute use of data. Prior to the lockdown, they had been looking for ways to boost visitor […]