Lightning Talk from 2019's The Digital Nonprofit conference.

1. Small data for
big change

2. “We can’t solve our problems
when we use the same kind of
thinking we used when we
created them.”

3. Isolation and loneliness is
a growing social problem.

4. New thinking starts
with fresh intelligence.

5. Statistics don’t tell us who experiences
isolation or why
Ryan Conway
Program director
McConnell Foundation

6. Service delivery data doesn’t include
the most isolated people
Miriam Larson
Collective Impact Lead,
Allies in AgingInitiative

7. Academic reports don’t give a real-time
view of people’s lived experiences
Jackie Cote
Policy Analyst,
Employment & Social
Development Canada

8. This is Gil. Independence
is a deeply held value.

9. Finds people left out of traditionalresearch
Disaggregates to show what works for whom
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Explores features of problem AND solutions
Small data offers missinginsight:
Gets underneath disconnects
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