By Shahan Shahid Nawaz, Data Fellow Data visualization as a practice is gaining the repute “data science” commanded a few years ago: an ever-rising amount of data requires an ever-rising investment in sensemaking too. In drawing signals from the noise, approaches like machine learning and data visualization hold great power. In machine learning’s case, the […]
By Steve Weber, Partner “Weaponization” has become a favorite expression of commentators, politicians, and corporate actors in the past few years. Search it on Google and you’ll find it used in conversations about trade, finance, technology, regulatory and technical standards, even ESG criteria. What was once called propaganda is now “weaponization of information.” Economic sanctions […]
The Breakwater team closes each Monday all-staff meeting with a “Question of the Week” to get the creative juices flowing. QOTWs are posed by team members on a rotating basis and range from prompts on current global issues to the most underrated Halloween candy to imaginary scenarios that call for outside-the-box thinking. Our answers help […]