Visual analytics expert Andy Cotgreave on why analytics teams need liberal arts, why Chief Data Officers fail, skills diversity, and more
“But now we’ve realized that, well hang on, if you’re gonna build a driverless car, how does the car interact with the humans on the road? And that is not an engineering challenge, that is a liberal arts challenge because you’re looking at the world of philosophy, interface design, and all sorts of soft, squishy human things to solve those problems.”
Click to view: Data Culture Interviews: Andy Cotgreave
On three separate occasions, I mentioned my upcoming interview with Andy Cotgreave and was greeted with slightly different versions of, “Wow…he’s a fantastic get!” Now I know why my colleagues were so excited!
Andy has an incredible breadth of experience from working with media, analysts, and customers to help them understand data visualization. His passion and knowledge both shine in this video. Enjoy!
