Inheriting Other People's Thinking We have all experienced what I call Inheriting Other People's Thinking. A stack of files, a directory on a server or some other form of "organized" content is given to us, and we are asked to pick up the work from our predecessor. We have just inherited someone else's thinking. The way the files are arranged into folders, side notes and … [Read more...] about Inheriting Other People’s Thinking
Collaboration
Why the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Role Is Regressive & Dangerous
The rise of the CDO is regressive because data is an input to information & knowledge, and it is dangerous because it reinforces the propensity of organizations to focus on the moment rather than on strategic action and wealth creation. CDO role: Regressive and Dangerous With big data comes a new corporate role, yet another executive seeking a seat at the tables … [Read more...] about Why the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Role Is Regressive & Dangerous
Why Collaboration is Broken: Becoming Anti-Fragile Through Design
This is an except from the new report: Why Collaboration is Broken. In Nicolas Nasim Taleb’s book, Anti-Fragile, the noted decision-making author describes how some things in nature and engineering benefit from chaos and stress. A glass does not benefit from stress. Place enough stress on it, and it shatters. When people exercise, that places stress on muscles, and the … [Read more...] about Why Collaboration is Broken: Becoming Anti-Fragile Through Design
Knowledge Management: The Price of Entry
Knowledge Management: The Price of Entry Knowledge management requires a price, and good design an even higher price. It is important that those involved in knowledge management pay attention, acutely, to the world around them, if they are to pick up the weak signals that precede new knowledge, or the wake of dissonance that alerts one to a changes in what is important to … [Read more...] about Knowledge Management: The Price of Entry
Download New Report: Why Collaboration is Broken
Join knowledge workers all over the world in learning how to make collaboration better. Over the last year, Serious Insights Principal Analyst Daniel W. Rasmus has worked with vendors and consumers of technology to understand why collaboration technology doesn’t provide the business value it should. This research resulted in a new report: Why Collaboration is Broken, an … [Read more...] about Download New Report: Why Collaboration is Broken