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Rohan Light

Rohan Light

I help the good build the worthwhile. Doing #progressive, thinking #resilience, learning #DataOps, reading #history, governing #data, loving #physics

Claims that can't be tested are worthless

Claims that can't be tested are worthless

I have to remind myself what theory of change (ToC) is every time I go to use it. There's something vague about it that's unsettling. That sense of vagueness is uncertainty. We can reduce uncertainty through measurement, which has a close relationship with taking action. We

Don't use shortcuts taking the test of experience

Don't use shortcuts taking the test of experience

A theory of change helps apply the test of experience to our ideas and in so doing enables them to be deemed empirical.

Embed theory of change into lean start-up and agile

Embed theory of change into lean start-up and agile

When theorists build theory, they design, construct and interpret imaginary experiments. In doing so, their activities resemble the three processes of evolution: variation, selection and retention. Karl E. Weick An effective strategist cultivates a capability to imagine a range of possible future states. Some of these states will require an

My Pi-spective on Probability

My Pi-spective on Probability

(A pi-spective is when you write about something using only 314 words. Which doesn't include these words or the credits at the bottom) We talk about probability all the time. Any time we say 'probably'. Or 'likely'. Or making statements about the future like

My Pi-spective on Privacy

My Pi-spective on Privacy

(A pi-spective is when you write about something using only 314 words. Which doesn't include these words or the credits at the bottom) We live in an age of discoverability. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. We like discovering things. It's a very human

My Pispective on Trust

My Pispective on Trust

(A pispective is where you write about something in 314 words. Which doesn't include these words or the credit at the bottom) It's a safe bet that any big/open data article we read will mention trust. Everyone in the technology industry understands that trust is

My Pispective on Fear

My Pispective on Fear

(A pispective is when you write about something using only 314 words. Which doesn't include these words or the credits at the bottom) We are a tempestuous lot. We are forever in turmoil. We create a lot of energy and excitement as we move through life. This helps