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Season 1 · Episode 09

Dwayne Marks

Founder, President & CEO, Black Orchid Research

How to turn analysis into decisions leaders will actually make.

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Episode summary

Dwayne Marks pairs data science with narrative to tackle complex organizational and global problems. The conversation examines why the analysis is only half the work, and how storytelling converts a model into a decision an executive team can commit to.

Key highlights

  1. 01A model nobody acts on is an unfinished deliverable.

  2. 02Narrative is the transport layer for analysis.

  3. 03Frame findings in the decision the leader must make.

Transcript

A full transcript for this conversation is being prepared. In the meantime, the episode summary and key highlights above capture the substance of the discussion.

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