Replay: How to analyze unfamiliar data: circle, dive, and riff

Dan Murray's first rule: Don't pre-think.

This post was originally published on October 18, 2010.

By Ted Cuzzillo

When you come face to face with unfamiliar data, how do you proceed? How do you avoid sending yourself and your shiny "speed of thought" tool slamming into a dead end? Dan Murray's got a routine — and he's also got certain music and right-brained books to go along.

Dan's first rule: "D…