SXSW Interactive 2015 submission: Renaissance Learning, True & Co, Body Labs. Moderated by author & photographer Rick Smolan.

1. SXSW
Interac,ve
2015

2.
¡ Intimate
Retailer
True
&
Co
has
gathered
7
million
data
points
¡ Renaissance
Learning
has
more
than
2.6
billion
data
points
on
student
learning
¡
Body
Labs
constructs
avatars
from
a
database
of
3D
scans

5. ¡ How
are
companies
collecting
data
to
better
understand
the
mind
and
body?
¡ What
are
some
unique
challenges
in
collecting
this
data?
¡ What
are
the
future
possibilities
for
data
that’s
mapping
our
minds
and
bodies?

6. Rick
is
a
former
TIME,
LIFE,
and
National
Geographic
photographer
and
co-­‐creator
of
the
popular
"Day
in
the
Life"
book
series.
He
co-­‐
authored
The
Human
Face
of
Big
Data,
which
focused
on
humanity's
new
ability
to
collect,
analyze,
triangulate
and
visualize
vast
amounts
of
data
in
real
time.
“You’re
getting
depth
and
perspective,
3D
vision.
That’s
what
Big
Data
is,
not
simply
more
information
but
a
new
way
to
see
or
extract
meaning
from
a
sea
of
information.”
–
Rick
Smolan

7. Jack
Lynch
is
the
CEO
of
Renaissance
Learning,
a
learning
analytics
company
with
a
presence
in
one
third
of
US
schools.
Acquired
last
spring
for
$1.1
billion
by
private
equity
Uirm
Hellman
&
Friedman,
Renaissance
is
using
more
than
2.6
billion
anonymized
data
points
on
student
learning
to
build
the
DNA
map
for
education.
“We
have
probably
the
largest
data
set
of
student
learning
in
the
world
-­‐
2.6
billion
data
points
in
student
learning.”
–
Jack
Lynch

8. Michelle
is
the
co-­‐founder
and
CEO
of
online
intimate
apparel
brand
True&Co.
As
the
Uirst
female
investor
at
Bain
Capital
Ventures,
Michelle
developed
a
passion
for
technology
ventures
and
e-­‐
commerce,
and
worked
closely
with
multiple
startups
including
Rent
The
Runway,
LinkedIn
and
EdgarOnline.
The
6,000
different
body
types
we
identiOied
is
way
more
complex
than
anything
we
anticipated.
-­‐Michelle
Lam

9. Eric
Rachlin,
co-­‐founder
of
Body
Labs,
helps
create.
3D
human
body
models
for
retail,
gaming,
sporting
equipment,
and
custom
clothing
designs.
Eric
received
his
PhD
in
computer
science
from
Brown
University.
“Data
is
just
numbers,
but
when
numbers
become
a
model,
they
become
much
more
powerful.”
–
Eric
Rachlin