Today’s buzz: Predictive analytics.
How did IBM’s Watson computer best Mensa people on TV’s Jeopardy and Obama’s 2012 campaign influence voters? How does Target know your family size and Match.com pick your next mate? If you were that smart, think what you could do for your company’s bottom line! The experts speak. John Elder, Elder Research: “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (John 12:24)
Greta Roberts, Talent Analytics: “In 1995, a 28-year-old rogue trader lost $1.4 billion dollars and killed
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