Building Communities that Increase Data and AI ROI
Dustin Schimek
Learn about seven (7) keys to building data communities, with a deeper dive provided into each area:
- Commitment: Finding the right leader and committing the necessary time
- Identifying Members: Identifying and inviting an initial membership base
- Listening: Letting stakeholders and members drive the content
- Scheduling Content: Building a content schedule 3, 6 or 12 months in advance
- Delivering Resources: Making resources available and enabling communication
- Standardizing: Determining standing agenda items for recurring meetings and standardizing messaging
- Having a Process: Continuing to build membership & content + measuring results
Dustin is Enterprise Analytics Manager – Data Fluency & Lead of Community of Practice at MedStar Health. Over his 12+ years as a data practitioner, he developed a passion for building engagement with and community activities around data analytics. It was these passions that inspired him to take on his current role, as well as to be a Co-Founder of the Data Careers Summit, launch the Data Ideas podcast and to begin speaking at various industry events. Dustin is a proud resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he enjoys cheering on local sports teams and spending time with his wife and two children.