Caitlin Hudon

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Caitlin HudonMar 28, 2024

Resharing my intake form blog post for anyone who could use a structured way to intake and prioritize data requests.

This idea came up in a handful of conversations at #DataCouncil, and I've loved hearing about how folks have implemented this at their orgs!

https://www.caitlinhudon.com/posts/2020/09/16/data-intake-form

An Intake Form for Data Requests — Haystacks by Caitlin Hudon

Our intake form is opinionated. Years of designing and carrying out analyses has taught me that the more context I have up-front, the better my analysis will be. So, our intake form is designed to gather as much context as we can reasonably get in a few questions.

Haystacks by Caitlin Hudon
Caitlin HudonMar 8, 2024
Richard BamattreMar 8, 2024
What's your data mishap? Where can I get a poster of this for the home office? #datamishapsnight
Caitlin HudonMar 8, 2024
Richard BamattreMar 8, 2024
Where do the data folks hang out? Look at the fragmentation of the landscape. LinkedIn the big one left standing? #datamishapsnight
Caitlin HudonMar 5, 2024

Join us for Data Mishaps Night 🌟 happening *this week* on Thursday 3/7!

We're thrilled to bring you this free, virtual event spotlighting stories of data mishaps and the invaluable lessons they've taught us.

Our keynote speaker, @hadleywickham, will set the stage by sharing some of his mishaps. Following that, get ready for a stellar lineup of 12 data practitioners sharing their stories of blunders in data pipelines, misjudged business values, and more!

Register here: datamishapsnight.com

Caitlin HudonFeb 7, 2024

🚨Today is the last day to submit your stories for a chance to speak at #DataMishapsNight!

Submission and more info: datamishapsnight.com

Caitlin HudonFeb 5, 2024

The call for speakers for Data Mishaps Night has been extended until Wednesday, 2/7!

If you’ve got a story to tell about a data mistake you made and how you learned from it, please consider sharing it at datamishapsnight.com!

Caitlin HudonJan 30, 2024

We're so happy to share that this year's Data Mishaps Night keynote speaker is @hadleywickham! 🎉

Join us for a cathartic virtual night of data mistake stories with a focus on learning (the hard way) and building community. Registration and speaker app: datamishapsnight.com

Caitlin HudonJan 30, 2024
Mike MahoneyJan 8, 2024

From @beeonaposy over on BlueSky -- the call for speakers and attendee sign up for Data Mishaps Night is now open! One of my favorite events of the year

https://datamishapsnight.com/

Data Mishaps Night

Thurs March 7th 2024 at 7pm CST [Virtual] Join us for the fourth annual virtual Data Mishaps Night! We will feature a lineup of data mistake stories with a focus on the human aspect of data work and lessons learned the hard way.  Sign up as an attendee or apply to speak today! Sign up!…

Data Mishaps Night
Caitlin HudonApr 17, 2023
New blog post! How to go from problem to decision with data, including my 'auditioning' method to figure out the right data for a given decision, which has saved me many hours and helped me to reduce thrash and make decisions more efficiently. https://www.caitlinhudon.com/posts/framework-decisions-data
A Framework for Making Decisions with Data — Haystacks by Caitlin Hudon

As a data scientist, using data to make decisions – and to help other people make decisions – is an important part of my work. Making and explaining data-informed decisions is key to unblocking my teams, deciding where to focus my efforts, and driving any business forward. Data can help us when to

Haystacks by Caitlin Hudon
Caitlin HudonApr 7, 2023
Caitlin HudonApr 6, 2023
New blog post! How we can leverage AI to work beyond cognitive limitations in programming: https://www.caitlinhudon.com/posts/programming-beyond-cognitive-limitations-with-ai
Programming Beyond Cognitive Limitations with AI — Haystacks by Caitlin Hudon

Our natural processing power is limited, and leveraging AI for assistance can help us to use it more efficiently, especially when it comes to reading and understanding code. Grokking new code requires cognitive load — and can sometimes trigger cognitive overload — which can slow our learning and o

Haystacks by Caitlin Hudon