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AI Governance
AI GovernanceResponsible AI
The People-First AI Operating Model: Stewards should lead, not be replaced, by AI agents
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Insights & Resources
Our thinking on Data Governance
Books, frameworks, and field-tested perspectives from a decade of governance work — distilled into language your stewards, owners, and executives all understand.
Curated Governance Assets
What you'll find here
A growing library of practical, no-jargon resources for the people who run data programs.
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Knowledge Library
Curated whitepapers and research on AI stability, data ethics, and governance best practices — distilled from our engagements.
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Governance Frameworks
Specialized frameworks and categorization tools designed to streamline complex governance processes from day one.
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Ecosystem Partners
Certified technology partners and consultants specialized in sovereign data environments and regulated workloads.
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Perspectives & Insights
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Data Strategy
Data QualityTrust
Trust by Design: Building federated data ecosystems where accountability is distributed
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MDM
Master DataOperating Model
Why most MDM programs fail — and how to build one that succeeds from day one
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Compliance
LineageGDPRSOX
Metadata as a first-class citizen: Embedding compliance into data flows before auditors arrive
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Governance Debt
Governance DebtAssessment
Quantifying governance debt: How to build the ROI case for a People-First operating model
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Federated Governance
Smart DataFederated
Smart Data, Federated Not Fragmented: Moving large organizations beyond compliance checklists
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Books & Publications
The Simple Data series
Five published titles — and counting — turning a decade of governance practice into operator-friendly playbooks.
Simple Data Series
Simple Data Smart Governance
Your practical guide to fixing data chaos with clear ownership, simple processes, and habits that actually stick.
$19.99
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Simple Data Series
Smart Data: Federated, Not Fragmented
How large organizations can move beyond compliance checklists and create federated systems of trust.
$24.99
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Simple Data Series
Simple Data: Governance for People, Not Just Processes
What if the biggest problem in data governance isn't the data — but the people?
$19.99
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Simple Data Series
Simple Data: Master Data Management for People, Not Just Systems
Most MDM programs fail because they start with systems and tools. This book shows how successful programs begin with people.
$29.99
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Simple Data Series
Simple Data: Trust by Design
How to move beyond compliance checklists and tool fixes to build data ecosystems rooted in trust.
$24.99
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More Titles in the Series
Logical Leap continues to publish practical governance guides for the operators building modern data programs.
The Simple Data Philosophy
Why these books exist
The governance literature is full of frameworks no one operates. We wrote the Simple Data series to flip that — short, executable, written from the practitioner's chair.
Every book is built around the same belief: governance succeeds when the people doing the work can read the playbook on a flight and start applying it on Monday.
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Plain language, executable frameworks. No vendor speak — only governance that gets adopted.
Immediate Operational Impact
Every chapter ships with a runbook. You can put the framework to work the same week.
Built to Last
Patterns calibrated to outlast any single platform, vendor, or org chart.
People Before Systems
Tools follow people. Stewards, owners, and analysts come first — every time.
Go Deeper
From books to implementation
Bring the Simple Data playbook into your organization with a senior-led engagement.