Guides - Evaluating

Communicating Impact of Distributed Science 2: Measuring Impact

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 14:04

“All the good business leaders I know are maniacal about measuring things. They know their sales data and customer-satisfaction numbers, which divisions of their company are beating expectations and which are lagging behind… Measurement is a big part of mobilizing for impact. You set a goal, and then you use data to make sure you’re making progress toward it.” – Bill Gates

Guide to Finding Online Conversations About Distributed Science

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/28/2016 - 14:11

There are many online forums and question-and-answer websites which provide further discussion about online scientific practices, organization, and team building. We provide a list of these websites as well as some interesting discussion threads on these sites.

Quora

Created in 2009, Quora is a general Q&A site where the majority of questions, answers, and organization is performed through its users. These questions are then organized into overarching topics. Some relevant topics and questions from Quora include: