Selection of the boundaries, metrics, mix of data analysis-visualizations, and sensemaking processes are based on the requirements of the insight needs of the transformation orchestration agents.
Another perspective is that big data is defined by its impact on human sensemaking, where sensemaking is defined as the process used to analyze data and make decisions (Rohrer et al. 2014).
The case above illustrates what we call "empathetic research". We marinated in data and persevered through a rigorous process of sensemaking in order to arrive at insights.
2013 -- Kitzmiller, R. R., McDaniel, R. R., Johnson, C. M., Lind, E. A., Anderson, R. A. Exploring interpersonal behavior and team sensemaking during health information technology implementation.
Thousand-word images: A new book rounds up the most convincing data visualizations and infographics that are "tackling the grand sensemaking challenge of our time".
Qualitative interview data were coded using the key complexity concepts of sensemaking, self-organization, interconnections, coevolution, and emergence.
Both actor (node) and network (ecosystem) level metrics can be calculated, and the data is transformed to support the analysis and facilitate sensemaking and storytelling through visualizations of the networks structure.
We argue that a broader, information-centric perspective is essential in upcoming CPS applications where sensemaking of the captured information is used to drive decision-making and control.
Finally, our data reflect physicians' perceptions of how they make decisions, which may reflect their sensemaking process, social desirability, or actual decision making [ 41- 43].
Enabling the transition from sensing to sensemaking implies the need for programming information centric applications on a heterogeneous infrastructure of devices/networks.
We encourage the development of improved methods for managing the volume, velocity, and variety of data (McAfee and Brynjolfsson 2012), and we invite researchers to involve their stakeholders in sensemaking and storytelling (Still et al. 2014a).
