Insights — Page 2 of 4 — Jason Stearns

What the future looks like

October 3, 2022 by Jason Stearns

A couple years ago I wrote that the future looked positive. Turns out, it did, but not for very long. There were significant improvements in many areas. Unfortunately, inflation has tempered the benefits and now looks to be the reason (excuse?) to slam doors closed. I took the stance that inflation was transitory. I thought … Read more

The future looks positive

December 28, 2020 by Jason Stearns

This year has been terrible, to say the least. The pandemic has killed more than 330,000 people and sickened many more. The real economy has performed worse than the Great Recession and perhaps close to Great Depression levels. Businesses are going through major disruption and transformation, and many may not survive. Despite all these challenges, … Read more

Lest we forget the horrors

July 4, 2022July 29, 2020 by Jason Stearns

I love data visualizations. I was playing around in R and wanted to create a streamgraph but didn’t really have any data that would lend itself to that type of visualization. Then I came across an article at McSweeney’s and decided to use that. Typically I try to stay away from political topics here, but … Read more

Improve adoption of innovative products

April 14, 2020 by Jason Stearns

There are fascinating new technologies on the horizon inspiring new products and services. We have seen similar innovations in the past, and yet their adoption is often slow at best, or they completely ignored at worst. Why is that and what can you do if you organization has an innovative product or solution it wants to bring to market?

Envisioning a COVID-19 Recovery

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Jason Stearns

Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic might seem far off, but be we have to start thinking about it now. The pandemic has upended every facet of life for people around the world and in the US. The US government passed a $2.2 trillion CARES Act to help individuals and businesses weather the immediate impacts of the coronavirus. The Federal Reserve has slashed the federal funds target interest rate and pumped more than $4.5 trillion into the economy through various measures to ensure liquidity, price stability, and all out economic collapse. To say all of this is extraordinary is an understatement.