We examine data as a focal phenomenon in business and society.
Many members don’t primarily identify as “data scholars”. That’s by design. We’re an interdisciplinary group and welcome collaborators from any domain, field or methodological tradition.
What we study
Large-scale datafication is increasingly tracing and transforming social and economic life. We are curious about what that means for organizations, management, and society. We examine data as a focal phenomenon that is both influenced by strategy, structures and practices and reshaping value chains, infrastructures and industries.
Our lens is deliberately broad. We adopt an inclusive view of data and examine a range of issues along its lifecycle, from data sourcing and use in complex business and societal problems to political, ethical, and philosophical questions about what counts as data and how it should be governed.
Our projects span a variety of domains. Our members are experts in diverse topics, from citizen data science, digital health, game theory, sustainability and the circular economy, to quantum computing, digital transformation, and data governance.
SPOTLIGHT PUBLICATION
When Referential Standing Becomes Unsettled Epistemic Trouble in Data Studies
Authored by the Data studies group, this paper asks what data really stand for when synthetic and generative data production unsettle relations between data objects and the world. The paper develops vocabulary for staying with this trouble and to ask of any data object: what relation does it carry, how does that bear on what we can know and what can actions can then reasonably follow?
From Context to Aesthetic A Nordic Perspective on Data Studies
Co-authored by members of the Data studies group, this position paper examines how context shapes assumptions about data. Introducing a Nordic aesthetic of social ethos, minimalism, and craftsmanship, the paper highlights new ways of understanding responsible use, collective governance, and sustainable value of data.
We grapple with some of the most pressing questions of the digital era.
How is data reshaping what we know? What kinds of value and risks are produced? Can data use be both innovative and responsible? Our research provides critical insights into these questions and push the boundaries for how data will shape business, society, and everyday life.
