Soapbox: We need to be more skeptical about the insights we’re getting
In today's Soapbox, we must understand where our insights come from because we really don't want to be making major decisions based on faulty data.
Amos Budde leads a team that designs and implements data science products and services for any organization looking to understand and engage people. Previously, Amos led Civis's Research and Social Science group. Before Civis, Amos worked for Obama for America as a battleground states elections analyst, where he built tools that forecasted the election outcome, informed where to hold campaign rallies, and helped manage volunteer time and resources. He was awarded a Technology Fellowship with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, where he helped construct a plan for leadership that would improve the Court’s data analytics capabilities. Amos holds a BS in Mathematics from Brown University.