In this very special twentieth episode of the Rock Bottom Data Feed, John Ladley and Mark Cooper welcome John Ladley and Mark Cooper to the show. Two blokes chatting at the kitchen table about data as anthropology and AI. Isn't that what everybody talks about at the kitchen table? You'll also hear your hosts answering the two questions asked of every Rock Bottom Data Feed guest and playing the famous game show.

We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank The Rock Bottom Players who helped with the Nick Guy series and other sketches: Chris Ladley, Amy Ladley, Pamela Thomas, Evan Goldt, Kasey Griffin, Karen Schowalter Cooper, and Johnathan Whited.

Chapters:

00:00 – Two Blokes; 08:21 – Data as Anthropology; 16:04 – AI in Information Management; 24:26 – Thank Yous; 27:33 – Hubris Data Pros; 28:21 – Two Questions; 35:06 – Audio Data Rorschach Test; 39:01 – Close

We are excited to welcome Nicola Askham to Rock Bottom. She is an award-winning Data Governance expert, coach, consultant, and trainer. Her website has a wealth of useful information, including a list of the 10 biggest mistakes companies make when implementing data governance. How many look familiar to you? In this episode, Nicola shares best practices and stories from the front lines of Data Governance.

In the conclusion of our premiere Nick Guy Mysteries series, Nick makes an important discovery about the untimely demise of Consolidated Dynamics. Will Jennifer AI take the fall? Or is she, too, a victim of systemic failure? Tune in and find out.

Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction; 05:50 – Monologue; 08:23 – Nicola Askham; 28:46 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom; 30:53 – Audio Data Rorschach Test; 32:48 – Recap & Close

Principles and policies live at the intersection of Data Governance and Data Ethics. It's a place many companies could use some help. Providing that help in this episode of the Rock Bottom Data Feed is Malcolm Chisholm, President of Data Millennium, and author of Successful and Sustainable Data Policies. He introduces us to the Data Policy Lifecycle, required not only for Data Policies (as its name suggests) but also as a foundation for sustainable Data Governance.

And Nick Guy finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of corporate homicide. Will he be able to solve this mystery before an innocent party is captured...or worse!?!

Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction; 05:34 – Monologue; 08:13 – Malcolm Chisholm; 29:38 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom (links to the ChatGPT "travelogue" and the Stanford report on generative AI bias); 31:45 – Audio Data Rorschach Test; 34:13 – Recap & Close