Hands-On Session #2 - Using the Data Explorer
In this CaseTalk Hands-On Session #2, Marco Wobben demonstrates the use of the Data Explorer. You may use it to model data from a spreadsheet or a live database connection. It demonstrates refactoring flat physical structures to give semantic meaning, and how CaseTalk dynamically generates tables and views back. Also the source systems can now be documented using the model and providing model lineage.
Hands-On Session #1 - Entering your model
In this CaseTalk Hands-On Session #1, Marco Wobben introduces you to different approaches to start an information model. From the classical approach, starting with full fact expressions, to the new Entity-first method. This first video will show you how to get started as quick as possible.
Podcast on FCO-IM
- The Missing Link in Data Modeling: Why Business Communication Matters More Than Technical Diagrams
A one hour podcast hosted by Mustafa Qizilbash in which Marco Wobben talks about FCO-IM. In an era where organizations are drowning in data yet struggling to extract meaningful insights, a decades-old approach to information modeling is gaining renewed attention. Fully Communication Oriented Information Modeling (FCOIM), developed in the Netherlands starting mid-1990s upon work from the late 1960s, offers a radically different perspective on how we should approach data modeling—one that puts business communication at the center rather than technical structures.
1 Minute Pitch
In today's data-driven world, organizations face a fundamental challenge: data alone is not enough. The true value lies not in collecting vast amounts of information, but in how we integrate, define, and manage that knowledge across organizational boundaries.
15 Minute Introduction Video
Go here for your 15 minute introduction into CaseTalk.
Just the Facts - a Demo
From Data to Information: How Natural Language Modeling Transforms Enterprise Communication
In an age where data seems omnipresent yet information remains elusive, organizations face a fundamental challenge: how to bridge the gap between raw data structures and meaningful business communication. A live one hour presentation and demonstration of Fully Communication Oriented Information Modeling (FCOIM), Marco reveals how starting with natural language can transform the way we approach data architecture and system design. It is a follow up for the book "Just the Facts".
NO DATA
The Virtual Reality of Data: Why Information Architecture Needs a Human-Centric Revolution
In the digital age, data professionals inhabit a virtual world that's becoming increasingly disconnected from human reality. Like the characters in The Matrix, we've built sophisticated systems and methodologies around data structures, yet we often lose sight of the fundamental purpose these systems are meant to serve: facilitating human communication and decision-making. In the presentation called NO DATA at the online DAMA South Africa, hosted by Howard Diesel, Marco Wobben presented the problem we humans have with reality in search of truth.
