tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10332387.post5604164065604870769..comments2024-03-29T02:49:10.790-04:00Comments on Social, Agile, and Transformation: What Data Scientists Can Learn From MoneyballIsaac Sacolickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06216707653320505014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10332387.post-69384350571094207212015-11-14T12:28:49.048-05:002015-11-14T12:28:49.048-05:00Rick - you sound a bit "book elitist". W...Rick - you sound a bit "book elitist". While the book is more detailed, it is less motivational than the movie or face to face discussions or other real life interactions. If the movie motivates people to investigate decision science or risk management or data science - then great. For most, sabremetrics will not be directly applicable to most businesses or endeavors. <br />VR/<br />Michael Wm. Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085489273961343806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10332387.post-33136824440861672562013-05-16T11:05:48.330-04:002013-05-16T11:05:48.330-04:00The second edition of Moneyball has an epilog by M...The second edition of Moneyball has an epilog by Michael Lewis (the author) that brings up some excellent points about the human dimension. Again, read the book.Rick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007621082678493913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10332387.post-14746879632651662192013-05-09T08:37:31.948-04:002013-05-09T08:37:31.948-04:00Rick - Really good point. Thank you. I confess tha...Rick - Really good point. Thank you. I confess that I haven't read the book but will put it on the reading list. Also, a bit easier to fish out movie quotes.<br /><br />What I liked about the movie is seeing the human reactions, especially with the scouts.Isaac Sacolickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216707653320505014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10332387.post-77111298491896091732013-05-09T08:32:14.878-04:002013-05-09T08:32:14.878-04:00You had me until you said, "...Moneyball the ...You had me until you said, "...Moneyball the movie."<br /><br />The movie is nothing more than a pale shadow of the book. All of the real lessons are in the book, and if someone cannot take the time to read the book (along with Michael Lewis's epilog in the 2nd edition), then they really shouldn't be trying to talk about data science and how to make it work on organizations.<br Rick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007621082678493913noreply@blogger.com