This workshop introduces the Laurel Data Strategy Framework™, a holistic approach to building healthy data ecosystems. Designed for today’s data-driven organizations, the framework addresses one of the defining challenges of our time: how to tame the complexity of data while fully unleashing its business potential.

Rather than treating data as a technical asset, this workshop presents data as an enterprise-wide ecosystem that should be intentionally designed and governed. You will explore how a successful data strategy must extend beyond technology to encompass organizational culture, leadership, systems architecture, staffing model, and more—all working together to empower people in the digital world.

At the core of the framework are four tightly integrated pillars:

- the Data Ecosystem Paradigm,
- the Data Leadership Structure,
- Data Stewardship, and
- the Data Service Model.

You will learn how these four elements work in concert to transform fragmented data efforts into a coherent, sustainable, and value-generating strategy.

By the end of this workshop, you will gain a clear, systematic lens for understanding your organization’s current data landscape, identifying root challenges, and charting a practical path toward a healthy data ecosystem that drives measurable business success.