The Renaissance of the Document

Why unstructured data might become a trusted sanctuary, again

Knowledge Evolution

“Lifelong Learning”, “Knowledge Society”, “The Learning Organization” — not one day passes by without an info bit about how we should tame the information tornado around us. In fact forces us the sheer amount of available information within our reach to build personal knowledge strategies. Self-management books and coaching in the domain are in high demand, and on a corporate and on corporate level is learning and knowledge management more interwoven in everyday activities than in the last “Knowledge Management Summer” 20 years ago.

On the other side, we see many who do not have sharpened their knowledge tools. Fake news, conspiracy theories, wonder healers, angel coaches, and other post science nonsens is a big (and I would assume growing) part of said tornado. The mood in social media is edgy, and to be in the stocks, a medieval rite we overcame in literate society, is back in the form of flame wars and ad hominem attacks for opinions that stick out.

Communication Tipping Point

Within the next two years or so, the tornado will grow to a tsunami. AI text generators make content production so quick and cheap that regular communication…