Updated: Difference Between Business Intelligence and Data Science

I'm reposting this blog (with updated graphics) because I still get many questions about the difference between Business Intelligence and Data Science. I recently had a client ask me to explain to his management team the difference between a Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst and a Data Scientist. I frequently hear this question, and typically resort to showing Figure 1 (BI Analyst vs. Data Scientist Characteristics chart, which shows the different attitudinal approaches for each)... But these slides lack the context required to satisfactorily answer the question – I'm never sure the audience really understands the inherent differences between what a BI analyst does and what a data scientist does. The key is to understand the differences between the BI analyst's and data scientist's goals, tools, techniques and approaches.