Tricia Wang
Ethnographer | The Transformative Power of Technology
About
Tricia Wang is a global technology ethnographer who helps organizations understand the human impact of emerging technologies. As a former tech advisor to the Obama administration, she has a unique vantage point on how digital innovation can create both opportunity and risk.
Tricia's TED talks on the human experience of tech have been viewed millions of times, and her expertise has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Harvard Business Review. Her keynotes provide a research-driven, human-centric perspective on harnessing technology to solve complex problems.
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The human insights missing from big data
Why do so many companies make bad decisions, even with access to unprecedented amounts of data? With stories from Nokia to Netflix to the oracles of ancient Greece, Tricia Wang demystifies big data and identifies its pitfalls, suggesting that we focus instead on "thick data" -- precious, unquantifiable insights from actual people -- to make the right business decisions and thrive in the unknown.
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