Kim Herrington

Senior Analyst

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Where Governance Goes Wrong: You Must Make Data Governance A Cultural Competency

Kim Herrington April 4, 2025
Most governance programs focus on control but fail to embed governance into the organization’s culture and decision-making process. They lack the human-centered roles that make governance successful.
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Be THE Human In The Loop: Data And AI Literacy Is Your Edge

Kim Herrington March 27, 2025
What does it mean to be the human in the loop for your AI strategy? Find out how improving your data and AI literacy can make you a more valuable worker in the age of AI.
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AI Agents And Human Adoption: Insights From Domopalooza 2025

Kim Herrington March 24, 2025
AI and data platform provider Domo unveiled its AI agent capability — Agent Catalyst — at the recent Domopalooza 2025 event. Learn more about the new release and Domo's offer to build customers’ first agent for free in this review of the event.
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It’s Time To Define Your Professional Existence And Articulate Your Story

Kim Herrington February 27, 2025
The urgency of telling your story as a data or technology leader within the current corporate landscape cannot be overstated. As we navigate these turbulent times, the ability to articulate your professional identity clearly and compellingly has emerged as a critical lifeline. Let this be the moment you choose to define your existence within your organization and beyond.
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Your Data Culture Is DOA

Kim Herrington November 21, 2023
In Forrester’s Data Culture And Literacy Survey, 2023, we uncovered key insights about the state of data culture in organizations. Shockingly, nearly half of employees lack the ability to search for existing insights and struggle to find reports, data sets, and insights. Don’t miss out on gaining a competitive advantage by revitalizing your data culture.
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New Company To Focus On Data Leadership And Literacy In The AI Era

Kim Herrington October 16, 2023
Learn more about the recent announcement from Growth Catalyst Partners outlining the formation of a new company to help improve data literacy and data communications.
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Accelerate Your Digital Transformation Efforts With Insights-Driven Leadership

Kim Herrington May 15, 2023
The "reasons" that digital transformations fail are often just symptoms. Tech leaders need to connect the dots throughout user networks if digital CX transformation efforts are to succeed.  
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Building An Insights-Driven Strategy: Where Do You Start?

Kim Herrington April 19, 2023
“Follow the yellow brick road!” Silly Dorothy. She had it so easy. Dorothy had a magical guide that popped up when she needed help the most. For many executives getting started with forming a data team and an insights strategy, the road forward is not so clear. Executives find themselves bewildered and disoriented in a […]
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The Key To Insights-Driven Decisions Is Curiosity Velocity

Kim Herrington March 8, 2023
Organizations are being flooded with data and there's more coming every day. Discover how to untangle the knots within your data culture by identifying places where curiosity velocity is blocked or bottlenecked.
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Want To Improve Employees’ Insights-Driven Decision-Making? Data Literacy Programs Alone Won’t Help

Kim Herrington November 23, 2022
In their quest to become insights-driven, tech execs rely on data literacy programs to change employee behavior. But it takes more to move the needle.
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Predictions 2023: Tech Teams Set Sights On Communication Coordination To Inform Insights Initiatives

Kim Herrington November 8, 2022
Data and analytics teams are in for a bumpy ride in 2023. Those that can configure their content and communications best will outperform (and outlast) their competitors in the long run.
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Seven Rights Of Data Storytelling

Kim Herrington September 22, 2022
Get seven actionable tips on how to improve your data storytelling in this preview of the upcoming Data Strategy & Insights event.
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Right Insights, Right Time: What Is DataComs, And Why Should You Care?

Kim Herrington July 19, 2022
This week, Forrester published Data Communications Will Make Or Break Your Data Literacy Efforts. In this first research report on this topic, clients will discover how closing gaps in communication can ignite insights-driven decision-making. This content will resonate most with people leaders or change agents who are struggling to transport insights-related messages from the top […]
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Is Your Data Culture Future Fit Or Foolish?

Kim Herrington July 15, 2022
Learn how to create a scalable data culture in your organization in this sneak peek of our upcoming Technology & Innovation North America event.
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Meet The Analyst Covering Data Storytelling, Data Literacy, And Data Leadership: Kim Herrington

Kim Herrington May 17, 2022
Tell Us About Yourself I help people seek, solicit, and speak data and information in safe-to-share environments. I can help data, technology, and business leaders influence culture change and ignite insight-driven decision-making at their organizations. I empower those at any point in their development journey to be curious, creative, critical thinkers who are undaunted by […]