33 Tangents

On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason are joined by Brian T. O’Neill, the founder of Designing for Analytics and host of The Experiencing Data Podcast. The conversation with Brian focuses on the importance of design when it comes to solutions. Designing for Analytics is an independent consultancy which helps product leaders and data strategist innovate by applying human-centered design to data science and analytics. For over 20 years, Brian has worked with companies including DellEMC, Tripadvisor, Fidelity, JP Morgan Chase, ETrade and others. Episode Highlights: 1:30 - The Boston Red Sox 4:00 - Introductions 10:30 - Data is now a secondary feature of everything 14:20 - Data Product Manager 19:00 - Data Science Lite 22:00 - Human-Centered Design 27:00 - Brian’s CED Framework 38:00 - Ad hoc analysis requests 42:00 - Future of product analytics 45:00 - Brian’s book recommendations 49:00 - Brian’s broadway favorites Things we talk about: Designing for Analytics The Experiencing Dat