Information Systems = Humans + Data, with Tim Lockie

Tim joins us to talk about the human impact of tech and data issues. It’s a hard one to pin down, but he came ready with a great analogy (a CRM is a car…) and we discuss how to create lasting behavioral change in teams and organizations through data pipelines that bring real value. Tim’s advice to the tech-buying executive: build a relationship with your internal technical expert. Tim’s advice to the operations pro who needs new tech: build a relationship with your executive counterpart. And plenty more. Tim Lockie is the Founder and CEO of The Human Stack, co-host of the Why IT Matters podcast, and uses he/him pronouns. His history with the nonprofit world and technology seems to be intertwined. Tim has 20 years of organization experience as a volunteer, youth worker, camp counselor, music instructor, foster parent, getaway driver for teens in danger, board member, finance director, bookkeeper, recruiter, and community administrator…the list goes on. He has seen system deficiencies range from missed opportunities to damaged relationships in these capacities. Tim believes that Digital Transformation is affordable and scalable with nonprofits of all sizes and is obsessed with The Human Stack. You can hear more from him and his co-host Tracy Kronzak on the Why IT Matters podcast. TRUTHS OF THE DAY TIM: DON'T FORGET THE "HUMAN" SIDE OF DATA “When we think about information systems, the first mistake we make is to think it's all technology. Information systems are half tech and half human. IT systems are all tech but information systems are half human. And we leave the humans out and forget that.” TIM: WE UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF BELONGING “We've left out this whole element of belonging because we don't view data and behavior as a source of belonging. So we keep getting wrong signals which is why someone is saying we've got to have this kind of data so we've got to require it. Nobody stopped to ask how much more belonging does this person get by filling that in.” Connect with Tim and learn more about his work: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tlockie/ The Human Stack: https://thehumanstack.com/ Connect with Evan to learn more about Syncari and The Distributed Truth podcast: Evan Dunn | Syncari | Syncari.com Make sure to leave a comment, and subscribe!