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Nov 6, 20198 min read

Alpha, Beta, Consumer and Data Cultures

My retail experience in Alpha, Beta, Consumer, Data Cultures What makes a shop work is an art and a science. It’s knowing your customer...

Feb 156 min read

AI and quantum computers: What’s next for humans and machines?

The internet changed everything including human nature. Jenny explores being human with machines thinking for us.

Jan 316 min read

Career Conversations: Talking about the mean streets of Data with Chris Tabb

Jenny Barnes engages in career conversations with Chris Tabb. Here is the conversation: So Chris, with nearly twenty thousand followers...

Aug 15, 20235 min read

Are you routinely having work nightmares? – Stressing why IT matters

Routine is important. There’s much evidence that routines are fundamental for habit building. If you've ever kicked a habit, you’ll...

Aug 11, 202313 min read

Depressing spaces bring me down. But knowing I'm not alone in caring gives me more than hope.

Whilst we are building the cyberspace with gusto, our built world is starting to look a bit unloved in places. On Saturday 8th July the...

May 23, 20232 min read

Video Editing and Media Skills

The creative industry is up in arms about generative AI. There is a meme being shared by branding gurus that the humans of marketing...

Feb 15, 20233 min read

Jenny Barnes – Supply Chain Information Specialist

A friendly face helping people enjoy computer technology in their work and supporting businesses to do their thing well. ✔ Healthy...

Feb 2, 20235 min read

Tipping point - how to protect your energy

Hannah Cox presenting a visualisation of the world's recorded temperatures. The last ten years have been the hottest on record.

Jan 26, 20233 min read

People have a bandwidth too.

A look into jobs, their titles and the data skills that are required to thrive in the workplace

Nov 15, 20221 min read

Join our membership: ivity learning and development resources

Membership to ivity - what you get

Nov 15, 20222 min read

An ivity project guide will support your data and analytics adoption: Pearl Consulting case study

Improved business visibility with safe hands.

Nov 2, 20226 min read

Get an Analyst Sparring Partner: Case studies

Big expectations are placed on a data analyst. They are expected to be able to connect many sources of information, digest huge amounts...

Nov 1, 20222 min read

High-impact techniques (HIT) - Data training

HIT delivers a short one-to-one session with a personal trainer to address your current data needs and get you fast results. To begin, we...

Oct 6, 20221 min read

The devil is in the detail

We love this Tandem x Visual photo from Unslpash

Jun 23, 20221 min read

Are you unlocking potential by growing your junior talent?

Support your emerging talent with training that helps them thrive in the workplace. Find out ivity training helps.

Jun 23, 20221 min read

Business insight informs your strategy to build a better business

This articles identifies where weak data management is undermining your business strategy and operational excellence.

Jun 21, 20221 min read

Unsure how to motivate your employees to improve their work routines?

Are weak data literacy skills undermining your team's ability to perform a good job. Find out here.

May 31, 20228 min read

7 ways data management can boost your business

All the considerations you need for a data strategy that enables business wide adoption of meaningful metrics.

Jan 18, 20223 min read

A screened perspective

During lockdown when we were constrained to our 5 km radius I was walking daily to keep sane. Occasionally I’d walk alone but more often...

Dec 28, 20213 min read

X rated content -what was hot and not about our old friend the Vlookup.

Knowing how to look up data in a complex data set is the digital equivalent of knowing how to flip through your Filofax, locate the...

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