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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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insight backlog

/ˈɪn.saɪt ˈbæk.lɒɡ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The pile of insights that were actionable until everyone agreed they would not act.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The queue of analyses that have been produced but not yet acted on by a decision owner.

Evidence
See also
  • actionable insightTerm struck pending the definitions of action, owner, and decision right it claims to carry; absent those, the insight is observed but not actionable.
  • data storytellingThe discipline of making a number persuasive before it is correct.
  • insights dashboardA dashboard renamed 'insights' the year charts stopped impressing the board.