By Ben Baran, Ph.D. Agility Analytics Practice Leader At a time when many Americans are dissatisfied with government performance and fewer than 40 percent view either of the two major political parties as favorable, the words “agility” and “Washington” don’t seem to fit well together.i But what about a different Washington—George, not D.C.? Looking back […]

By Ben Baran, Agility Analytics Practice Leader At the heart of analytics is a philosophy—a mindset of curiosity based in the scientific method. That’s why we’re always trying to stay on the cutting edge of the research related to agility. And it’s also why we’re always interested in turning the magnifying glass on ourselves and […]

By Ben Baran, Agility Analytics Practice Leader.  On August 5, 1949, a team of 15 smokejumpers parachuted into the Mann Gulch near the Missouri River in Montana to fight a fire that had started the previous day. At first appraisal, fighting the fire seemed a simple task. But thus began one of the worst disasters […]