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Information Bias: Paralysis by Analysis

Idea to Value

Sometimes, having more information will not make your decisions any better. Yet many people panic before making any decision, and want to keep gathering more data and information before they feel “ready” to make the correct choices. And one of the cognitive biases which may underpin it is called the Information Bias.

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How to Vet Information Before Making a Decision

Harvard Business Review

But executives have a tool to combat these challenges – information. With so much information available, how do we know what to trust? This framework can be useful to leaders of all kinds who need to ask better questions to manage their own information onslaughts.

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Confirmation bias: Looking for information to prove you are right

Idea to Value

Confirmation bias is a bias that most of us suffer from, and is the tendency for you to search for, interpret, favour, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports your prior beliefs or values. Simply put: we want to find information that proves that we were right all along. Biased interpretation of information.

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Inform Your Product Development with Innovation Roadmaps

IdeaScale

As you learn more and incorporate new information, it’ll change where you want to go, even if only slightly. The post Inform Your Product Development with Innovation Roadmaps appeared first on IdeaScale. How long should it take to get there? To learn more, join our newsletter today.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Embedded Analytics – 4 Mission-Critical Steps to Take on Your Analytics Journey

Based on insights derived from industry professionals, this e-book uses first-hand experiences to help inform your analytics strategy. If you’ve been wondering how to invest in analytics, this research-based guide will take you through the 4 steps to finding the right solution for your application that will drive the most value.

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Having more information will not make your decisions more accurate

Idea to Value

And usually this leads to advice about making sure you have enough information for a thorough analysis, weighing up all the factors before then being able to be confident in a decision you make. The problem is that research shows that having more information does not necessarily lead to better quality decisions.

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How Global Information Sharing Can Help Stop Cybercrime

Harvard Business Review

Information could come from government alerts, cryptocurrency analysis companies, platform providers, court records, and publicly available materials — anything the analysts can identify that might be relevant to understanding the entirety of the criminal ecosystem. At its core, the Atlas project is a database about cybercrime.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Register today to save your seat!

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2021 State of Analytics: Why Users Demand Better

Hanover Research recently conducted a survey that investigates the role of analytics from the perspective of knowledge workers, people who handle or use information as part of their jobs. But what do users really want?

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How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales

With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”. Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment. Download this eBook to find out!

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and promote omnichannel marketing.

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The Recruiting Crossword Puzzle

On top of ever-increasing advancements on the technology front (hello, artificial intelligence), try adding record-low unemployment and candidates’ virtual omnipresence and you’ve got yourself a pretty passive, well-informed, and crowded recruiting landscape. The good news?

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How ZoomInfo Solves Recruiting Pain Points

More specifically, having access to updated information lets you engage faster with ideal candidates searching the job market. For recruiters to build their pipeline and search for the next candidate, they need to ensure they have access to the most accurate data on the market.

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

Businesses are realizing that it isn’t just about the volume of data they have available; it’s about the accuracy of information. The digital age has brought about increased investment in data quality solutions. However, investing in new technology isn’t always easy, and commonly, it’s difficult to show the ROI of data quality efforts.

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Kelly Goetsch - Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools | Jason Cottrel - CEO & Founder at Orium | and guest speaker Brendan Witcher - VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester

Join us for a deep dive into Forrester’s Predictions report to get more information on next year’s digital commerce landscape. To stay ahead of the curve, digital leaders are experimenting with less risky initiatives and scaling back on outdated projects that no longer yield impactful results.