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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...
Nov 6, 20198 min read


Love it or Loath it : Excel
This is the talk Jenny Barnes gave at Her+ Data Mcr first meet up of 2025
Feb 216 min read

Jen's predictions for 2025
Jen Barnes Predictions for 2025
Dec 30, 20242 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.
Feb 15, 20246 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...
Jan 31, 20246 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 15, 20235 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...
May 23, 20232 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 15, 20233 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.
Feb 2, 20235 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
Jan 26, 20233 min read


Join our membership: ivity learning and development resources
Membership to ivity - what you get
Nov 15, 20221 min read


An ivity project guide will support your data and analytics adoption: Pearl Consulting case study
Improved business visibility with safe hands.
Nov 15, 20222 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 2, 20226 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...
Nov 1, 20222 min read


The devil is in the detail
We love this Tandem x Visual photo from Unslpash
Oct 6, 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 23, 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.
Jun 21, 20221 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.
May 31, 20228 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...
Jan 18, 20223 min read