How firn helps you?
Frequently asked questions about how firn’s approach delivers value to keadership, teams and organziations.
How can we leverage data to make better business decisions?
The challenge for most organizations is not how they leverage data but that they are leveraging the wrong data because the can’t see which data is right. We suggest mapping out what decisions are most important and with the same map finding the best data to support them. It starts with making a map.
What are the most effective ways to visualize and communicate data insights?
The world is not made up of dry facts alone. We operate in complicated and complex networks and ecosystems. Visualizing how things are related and influence each other improves our understanding of how the world works. Read our short article here…
How do we balance the use of data with human intuition in decision-making?
The system map is a combination of human expertise, assumptions and data. Using the map helps teams understand when data can be used and when experience and expertise is more valued.
What key performance indicators (KPIs) should we track to measure success?
Creating a system map you can see your own ecosystem and find out what leads to more or less of your goal. Knowing which leverages you want to pull you can identify how you are going to have influence and to what effect. Helping your team set far more specific measures on your ability to produce progress than generic measures. Set the strategy and the measures here.
How can we anticipate future trends and opportunities?
Understanding the system you are trying to influence can hel predict future scenarioes and help you prepare better.
How can we use data to identify and mitigate risks in our business operations?
Creating a map helps you understand where influences happen and what data can be used in what way to mitigate these.
How do we ensure the quality and relevance of our data?
Too many organizations use the data they have, not the data they need. Improving the quality of the wrong data does little to improve your decision making. Make sure you have the right data and then how to improve the quality of the data. Find the data you need here.
What strategies can we employ to overcome data silos and integrate data across departments?
A system map is a crossfuciotnal map of your ecosystem. By co-creating the map teams will find where they are similar and have shared interests in the same data and how to benefit from the combination of data.
What are the key questions we should be asking to drive data-driven decision-making?
Understanding the relationships and influences making a system do what it does helps ask better questions.