Ben WaberThings are heating up in Boston, and while trying to avoid the rapidly melting snow I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
First was an insightful panel on analytics in hockey at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) with Meghan Chayka, John Wroblewski, and Angela Ruggiero https://www.youtube.com/live/K1Km08M_5yo?si=sB-sndBzlfZoL929&t=931 (2/7) #hockey #analytics
SSAC26 Day2: Sue Bird Room - Ballroom East
Next was a fantastic panel on how organizations compete as they increasingly converge on similar outcomes due to analytical methods at the SSAC with Seth Walder, Dean Oliver, Brian Burke, Phil Orlins, and John Park. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/live/SSBw-lYhjms?si=39IlxROXO4CUn0qA&t=4068 (3/7) #sports #analytics
SSAC26 Day2: Main Stage - Bill James Room - Ballroom West
Next was an engaging discussion between Matt Benham and Roger Bennett on approaches for effectively bringing football (soccer) analytics into club management at the SSAC https://www.youtube.com/live/SSBw-lYhjms?si=a7yTm1L6MfYmHMWF&t=7710 (4/7) #soccer #football
SSAC26 Day2: Main Stage - Bill James Room - Ballroom West
Next was an amazing panel on the future of basketball decision-making at the SSAC with Monte McNair, Ariana Andonian, Steven Adams, Sonia Raman, and Shane Battier. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/live/SSBw-lYhjms?si=wDmRxGwpfGSCfp8s&t=10880 (5/7) #basketball #analytics
SSAC26 Day2: Main Stage - Bill James Room - Ballroom West
Next was "Job Architecture" by Ben Zweig. This book takes you through the Revelio Labs approach from its theoretical underpinnings, to the importance of defining jobs appropriately in a changing world, all the way to the high level technical implementation of workforce taxonomies. Especially if you're a practitioner, this book will serve as a good introduction to the area
Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/10244060/s/an-intriguing-practitioner-focused-book#anchor-10244060 (6/7) #PeopleAnalytics
Last was "England's Great Transformation" by Marc Steinberg. This is a can't miss analysis of how law was proactively utilized by companies to shape labor rights and economic development more broadly in England during the Industrial Revolution. By bringing in economic data, first-person accounts, and legal records, Steinberg has penned an essential book for those who want to understand work. Highly recommend
Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/10244954/s/a-so-so-first-part-with-rousing-second-and-third-acts#anchor-10244954 (7/7) #history #law
