IIM+2011+ACTKM

40 min presentation on KM to the The theme is quite generic ‘Managing Information Today and Tomorrow”, which leaves lots of scope.
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The information age is now behind us. We have come to rely on IT to manage large amounts of information, but now the scale and scope of information available to us is now even too much for IT systems to handle and has now become an unmanageable burden. The message might be something on that it is more important to manage the relationship with people who are stewards of information (and have the skills/ability to find out who has what) rather than duplicate and manage massive amounts of information ourselves that now becomes obsolete in a short space of time. focus on adaptability and resilience

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Today we live in what is commonly called the //Information Age//. This is the age of computers, email, cellular phones, and satellite TV. As a result of these new technologies most of us are constantly being bombarded with information and advertising in huge quantities. The act of personally sorting out and processing this onslaught of information is daunting and disturbing. If we allow this to continue we will become like zombies in a constant state of information overload.

To solve the problem of //information overload// we must do what humans have done in the past when facing a new challenge. We need to change our lifestyle and mode of //thinking// to accommodate the new paradigm. We need to develop //new tools// to help us cope with the new enemy. With //new tools// and //new knowledge// we can overcome adversity with grace and dignity.

The book will give you the basic education you need to think and live beyond the information age. The information in this book may be totally new to you, so be prepared for an onslaught of new ideas. These ideas will require some careful thought on your part to internalize and understand. This is the same process our ancestors have gone through many times before.

For a quick historical perspective lets look at some recent 'ages' that people had to go through. In the early 1800's most people were farmers and used livestock for their power and transportation. This pre-industrial age required its own set of know-how to maintain the animals and operate the farm. Today most of that //knowledge// is forgotten. During the late 1800's and early 1900's we entered the Industrial Age of automobiles and electricity.

In the Industrial Age people's lives were ruled by machines they built and had to maintain, so //knowledge// of machines was required. Beginning in the mid 1900's and early 2000's machines began to be built and run by computers so //knowledge// of machine operation was no longer needed. This is Computer Age or Information Age where we are now. Computers run most of the machines for us and even the farms are becoming almost totally automated. In this //information age// many people have been relegated to the job of //information processors//.

If we look at our //information age// objectively we see billions of people driving gas guzzling cars to work everyday. They park their cars at office buildings in congested metropolitan areas. They enter these box-like buildings to do mostly just one thing, //process information//. After leaving 'work' they drive home again only to be deluged by more commercial information from their TV's and computers. In the //information age//, people are simply //information processors// and that's what they do almost all day long.

Now obviously this act of driving to and from work everyday is a waste of time and energy. With all these computers and telecommunications around why do we still need to use humans as //information processors//? And why do we need to transport them to and from an //office// to do their //information processing// job? This book has the answers to these questions and will lead the way eliminating this waste of time and energy that is the scourge of the //information age.//

The book will guide you through a portal from the i//nformation age// to a //new age// no longer dominated by information. The //new age// will no longer require office buildings and their associated travel to work. People will no longer need to be '//information processors'// and instead become citizens of a global //true knowledge// network.

The transition beyond the //information age// will be easy for most but difficult for many. Old ways will need to be forgotten and new skills acquired. People will need to learn a lot more about how the human mind works including the real //meaning of// //life//. The first half of this book deals with knowledge of how the brain works from processing data and information to the realization of a //new understanding//. This material is easy to learn and should be the staple of a standard education in the coming age.

The second half of the book deals with the design //new tools// that will take us beyond the information age. These tools will be unlike anything we have ever used before and will change our lives forever. It's almost unimaginable the changes that a //new tool// can affect. If you just look at the //internal combustion engine// and how it changed the world you may get an idea of the magnitude of change that a single //new// //tool// can provide.

In the end the //main goal// of this book is simple: Build a //tool// to free people from the job of //information processing// so we can //eliminate// //office buildings// and the associated wasteful to //drive to work//. These changes will save our planet and lead us //beyond the information age// to an //age of true knowledge and precise understanding.//