sxsw 2015: data mapping complex systems

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SXSW Interactive 2015 submission: Renaissance Learning, True & Co, Body Labs. Moderated by author & photographer Rick Smolan.

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SXSW  Interac,ve  2015  

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 ¡  Intimate  Retailer  True  &  Co  has  gathered  7  million  data  points  

 ¡  Renaissance  Learning  has  more  than  2.6  billion  data  points  on  student  learning  

 ¡   Body  Labs  constructs  avatars  from  a  database  of  3D  scans    

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¡  How  are  companies  collecting  data  to  better  understand  the  mind  and  body?  

 ¡ What  are  some  unique  challenges  in  collecting  this  data?  

 ¡ What  are  the  future  possibilities  for  data  that’s  mapping  our  minds  and  bodies?    

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Rick  is  a  former  TIME,  LIFE,  and  National  Geographic  photographer  and  co-­‐creator  of  the  popular  "Day  in  the  Life"  book  series.  He  co-­‐authored  The  Human  Face  of  Big  Data,  which  focused  on  humanity's  new  ability  to  collect,  analyze,  triangulate  and  visualize  vast  amounts  of  data  in  real  time.    

“You’re  getting  depth  and  perspective,  3D  vision.  That’s  what  Big  Data  is,  not  simply  more  information  but  a  new  way  to  see  or  extract  meaning  from  a  sea  of  information.”      –  Rick  Smolan  

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Jack  Lynch  is  the  CEO  of  Renaissance  Learning,  a  learning  analytics  company  with  a  presence  in  one  third  of  US  schools.  Acquired  last  spring  for  $1.1  billion  by  private  equity  Uirm  Hellman  &  Friedman,  Renaissance  is  using  more  than  2.6  billion  anonymized  data  points  on  student  learning  to  build  the  DNA  map  for  education.    

“We  have  probably  the  largest  data  set  of  student  learning  in  the  world  -­‐  2.6  billion  data  points  in  student  learning.”  –  Jack  Lynch  

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Michelle  is  the  co-­‐founder  and  CEO  of  online  intimate  apparel  brand  True&Co.  As  the  Uirst  female  investor  at  Bain  Capital  Ventures,  Michelle  developed  a  passion  for  technology  ventures  and  e-­‐commerce,  and  worked  closely  with  multiple  startups  including  Rent  The  Runway,  LinkedIn  and  EdgarOnline.    The  6,000  different  body  types  

we  identiOied  is  way  more  complex  than  anything  we  anticipated.    -­‐Michelle  Lam  

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Eric  Rachlin,  co-­‐founder  of  Body  Labs,  helps  create.  3D  human  body  models  for  retail,  gaming,  sporting  equipment,  and  custom  clothing  designs.  Eric  received  his  PhD  in  computer  science  from  Brown  University.    

“Data  is  just  numbers,  but  when  numbers  become  a  model,  they  become  much  more  powerful.”    –  Eric  Rachlin