Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

According to the World Economic Forums Future of Jobs report , employers anticipate that beyond technical literacy, the most in-demand capabilities will be creative thinking, critical thinking, resilience, and the capacity for learning. For this reason, the top skills of the future include thinking skills. Heres why: 1.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

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Tableau

MARCH 14, 2022

Employees need to possess data literacy and skills to discover insights, trends, and patterns relevant to solving business problems. But data literacy as a shift in mindset can’t be an afterthought, and must be prioritized by leaders to instill the necessary skills into an organization’s culture.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Our survey shows that while many organizations value collaboration, theres often a need for digital literacy and alignment across teams. Cross-functional projects can bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to complex problems. When teams feel empowered to innovate, they are more likely to drive meaningful change.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Clearly define the social problem the organization is working to solve. Define your value propositionwhy your organization is the best positioned to solve this problem. We often see that leadership hasnt had hard conversations to determine the problems the organization will and will not tackle.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

If you represent the American Bankers Association, financial acumen probably isn’t a problem. Financial literacy workshops. A director who can’t read your balance sheet, can’t be a great leader. And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. Cover topics like budgeting, investing, and managing debt.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The world’s problems are many, and we keep seeing opportunities for technologists to address those problems effectively. I want to unveil several of these new initiatives, as well as sneaking in some of the incredible things happening in our core programs in literacy and human rights. and James L.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Susan Dibble from Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program Caring Comes First, Everything Else Can Be Taught Our board members must care about our mission. It might be a good idea to get a few people on the board with commercial real estate experience, finance/lending folks, etc.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

Our mission is to lower the barrier of entry to learning analytics and build data literacy skills in future generations. . Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been driving data literacy efforts by offering free software and learning resources to enable and empower future data workers. Data literacy for all.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Just as digital literacy became essential for participating in modern democracy, AI literacy is becoming fundamental to understanding and shaping our future. California recently passed a law requiring AI literacy to be incorporated into K-12 curricula starting this fall.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2012

I first became interested in the topic after reading David Shenk’s “ Data Smog ” in 1998 using the metaphor of environmental problems to talk about the dangers of having too much online information, primarily email. The problem of “information overload” is nothing new and has been around for centuries.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

Organizations can also instill a data culture by promoting data literacy—because in order for employees to participate in a data culture, they first need to speak the language of data. Here’s how organizations can improve their data literacy with a four-step action plan: 1. Data literacy involves more than having a set of skills.

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Literacy Data Skills Train 52

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

AI literacy. The AI literacy divide: Beyond hype to practical mastery A recent study from Deloitte found that only 20% of leaders feel the talent at their organizations is prepared to deploy AI successfully. The problem for most organizations is simply that employees dont know how to leverage AI tools effectively.

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Tableau

JANUARY 8, 2021

Bridge the data literacy gap for students in academia. That’s why I was thrilled to join the Tableau Academic team, which understands the importance of bringing these data literacy skills to students. We define data literacy as “the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data.” Sue Kraemer. Kristin Adderson.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For them, Bookshare —Benetech’s Global Literacy initiative and the world’s largest accessible digital library for people with print disabilities—opens up a lifeline to reading. We’re honored to be included in this elite group of nonprofits known for their innovative approaches to tackling social problems.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

While humanity’s problems have never been greater, our tools have never been better. No-code tools solve some of these problems, but what we need is a whole revolution in our data tools. They just don’t have the fear to try new programs, and they know they can always use search engines to find answers to problems they are having.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

The tools we develop for that purpose span a range of fields—from human rights , to global literacy , to the environment —but no matter what area we work in, we depend on an IP system that’s friendly to technological advances and to positive social impact. copyright law. In the U.S., However, I don’t want to understate the challenges we face.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 14, 2011

The world has big problems. Our work to date repeatedly demonstrates bridging this market failure gap: Our Literacy team has reinvented the traditional library for the blind, reducing the cost of producing an accessible book by a factor of 100 and ending the book famine that people who are blind or print disabled have faced for years.

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Tableau

JUNE 11, 2022

According to a recently released Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Tableau about data literacy and culture in global enterprises, organizations that have a companywide mandate to their data literacy training have higher employee satisfaction levels with training offerings than those that focus at the team or department level.

Literacy 52

Literacy Data Community Help 52

.orgSource

MAY 6, 2024

An assessment can uncover hidden problems and opportunities. We uncover hidden problems and opportunities. People/Skills/Culture How leadership, environment, professional development, and training promote digital literacy and thinking Whether there is adequate talent to achieve the desired goals 6.

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Tableau

JULY 19, 2021

Our mission is to lower the barrier of entry to learning analytics and build data literacy skills in future generations. Since 2011, Tableau Academic Programs have been driving data literacy efforts by offering free software and learning resources to enable and empower future data workers. Data literacy for all.

India 98

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 23, 2005

My goals are to talk to people about the causes I am passionate about: literacy, access and human rights. I am also representing my movement, the social entrepreneurs of the world who are busy coming up with new approaches to old problems, and filling the gap when the market fails to solve a problem.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

A kid who can’t use it as often because their family shares a single computer is at a disadvantage that has nothing to do with their aptitude — but this problem can be detected and accounted for by the teacher, unlike a simple “read at home” assignment.

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Tableau

MARCH 21, 2022

When it comes to scaling AI, many leaders think they have a people problem—specifically, not enough data scientists. But not every business problem is a data science problem. Using AI to solve business problems has largely been the purview of data scientists. Data literacy empowers more people to leverage AI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 7, 2012

It is all about the data, but data is playing a huge role in civic engagement strategies and if people or nonprofits lack the skills to use it for civic engagement goals, that poses a problem.

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Tableau

MARCH 21, 2022

When it comes to scaling AI, many leaders think they have a people problem—specifically, not enough data scientists. But not every business problem is a data science problem. Using AI to solve business problems has largely been the purview of data scientists. Data literacy empowers more people to leverage AI.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

What’s the problem? Community engagement: Nonprofits can support initiatives that engage the public in the news-making process, such as town hall meetings, citizen journalism projects, or community media literacy programs. Within our own Bloomerang community we celebrate two nonprofits that are keeping local news alive, 90.7

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 8, 2015

Benetech is hiring new Vice Presidents for our Global Literacy and Human Rights programs. You are the leader we are looking for if you see the combination of social good and businesslike management as the answer to pressing problems throughout the world. We must help ensure that every report of abuse is a tool for justice.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

You can read more about how this project will create lasting impact in India in a blog post by Betsy Beaumon , VP and General Manager of our Global Literacy Program. Three of my peers had really great ideas for software for solving significant problems in their work, and I’m still excited about these possibilities for collaboration.

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Candid

JUNE 8, 2023

Here are the first steps for using AI in ways that do not cause harm: Stay human-centered: Responsible adoption requires informed, careful, strategic thought to ensure the technology is used to enhance our humanity and enable people to do the kinds of relational, empathetic, problem-solving activities we do best.

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This not only helps people engage fluidly with contextual analytics, in the moment, but can shorten the time to solve problems with automation and intuitive AI. Data literacy is the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data—and it’s fundamental to organizations’ success with analytics for data-driven decision-making.

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Candid

JANUARY 13, 2023

In creative fields, “brainstorming” is not just a requirement of the job, it’s also seen as a very positive thing—it’s an uninhibited way to get your ideas flowing and come up with creative solutions to problems. When communicating about literacy, we should always strive to avoid the term “illiterate.” But this wasn’t always the case.

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Tech Soup

JULY 16, 2013

A few months ago, I attended Microsoft Citizenship's YouthSpark Connection event and heard first-hand from recent high school graduates about how dire the need for digital literacy is. Young people are not gaining the 21 st century skills and experience required for today's tech-centric workforce—and that's a huge problem.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 1, 2011

We solve social problems that otherwise would not be solved. Benetech’s partnerships in literacy, human rights and environmental conservation are matching the creativity of the high-tech sector with the efforts of grassroots leaders around the world. 3 We do the right stuff right. We avoid competing with our partner organizations.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Even in an area suffering from low literacy, limited education, and high poverty, a majority of citizens act on information they receive,” write the researchers. “So, They noted that problems with using smartphone alerts still remained. So, early warnings are definitely worth the effort.”. Image: Google.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’re thrilled that today’s rapid changes in technology are opening up tremendous new ways to address the problems they face. For example, Martus can now be configured in less than 10 minutes by anyone with basic digital literacy skills. To do so, we definitely need your help. Martus Desktop 4.5 and Mobile Martus 1.2

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Tableau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This not only helps people engage fluidly with contextual analytics, in the moment, but can shorten the time to solve problems with automation and intuitive AI. Data literacy is the ability to explore, understand, and communicate with data—and it’s fundamental to organizations’ success with analytics for data-driven decision-making.

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