#294: Adapting an Analytics Team to an AI World

#294: Adapting an Analytics Team to an AI World

From The Analytics Power Hour by Michael Helbling, Moe Kiss, Tim Wilson, Val Kroll, and Julie Hoyer

March 31, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The episode discusses how analytics teams can adapt to the fast-paced world of AI and the necessary support structures for effective adoption.

AI is moving fast. But so is life. AI is widely recognized as a must-adopt technology, but how and where are data workers expected to find the time for that?! Organizations are struggling to find effective ways to productively drive healthy adoption of AI: What is it they expect their workers to do with AI? Is it purely an efficiency driver, or should they expect other avenues of value creation to be pursued? What guardrails need to be in place? What incentive structures are (and are not) effective when it comes encouraging team members to take the AI plunge? One tactic that is definitely effective is to have leaders who are excited, engaged, and transparent as they get their hands dirty. And, boy, did the algorithm deliver one of those to us in the form of John Lovett , VP of Analytics at SEER Interactive , for this discussion! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page .

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Helbling, Moe Kiss, Tim Wilson, Val Kroll, Julie Hoyer

Guest: John Lovett

Topics covered

  • AI adoption
  • analytics teams
  • value creation
  • efficiency
  • leadership engagement

Keywords

  • AI
  • analytics
  • adoption
  • efficiency
  • leadership
  • value creation
  • team dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SEER Interactive

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