Mobilize Your Data Democracy
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2025_0901_DataDemocracy_VanderMeulenSomehWixomBeath.pdf
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Author(s)
van der Meulen, Nick
Someh, Ida A.
Wixom, Barbara H.
Beath, Cynthia M.
Date Issued
September 18, 2025
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass.: Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation
Van der Meulen, Nick, Ida A. Someh, Barbara H. Wixom, and Cynthia M. Beath. “Mobilize Your Data Democracy.” MIT CISR Research Briefing Volume XXV, no. 9 (September 2025). https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/174984.
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MIT CISR Research Briefing, Vol. XXV, No. 9
Abstract
Many organizations fail to realize value from their data investments, with only an average of 28 percent of employees drawing on reusable data assets. This briefing positions as a solution establishing a data democracy: an organizational state where all employees have data access, skills, motivation, and guidance for strategic use. We present a framework showing how specific connecting structures, such as centers of excellence and cross-functional teams, can amplify democratization practices. By intentionally designing this organizational state, leaders can increase the use of their organization s available data assets, achieve greater employee empowerment, and maximize financial returns on their data investments.
Subjects
Data monetization
Information Technologies
Data, AI, and Analytics
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CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International)
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