Information Overload

World-class guidance on using information to achieve better performance Examining the characteristics of information and the latest findings in cognitive science, this book shows how the mind works, how it can be used to think optimally about your business, and how to improve business performance with better information management practices. Provides the process and tools necessary to identify this information and how to remember it, and how to better use the people around you to obtain the best information Reveals how to handle all of the hundreds of pieces of information received daily Provides case studies as well as checklists that show managers how to implement the methodology presented in the book Innovative and ahead of its time, this book helps you take control of all the information that enters your life, get better informed, and have more time for the important issues you face within your business.

Autorentext
GUUS PIJPERS (guuspijpers.com) is Managing Director of Acuerdis, a consulting company that offers business solutions to organizations that recognize the key role that information plays in organizational success. In addition, he is an Associate Professor of Information Behavior at TiasNimbas Business School in Tilburg, Netherlands, and an Academic Advisor at the Institute for Innovation and Information Productivity. He has over twenty-five years of extensive experience in information and information usage at every corporate managerial level, as chief information officer at Philips Electronics and a consultant and IT auditor at KPMG. He is currently working with a number of companies on programs aimed at implementing the new world of work for the people-ready business.

Klappentext
Praise for Information Overload "The Information Universe is expanding in a similar way to the physical universe. Despite information being so pervasive it is one of the most important and yet least understood phenomena of our times. This foundational book by Guus Pijpers is an interesting, unconventional book that contributes to better understanding the information phenomena and, more importantly, provides insights on how better to manage it. Read it and be enlightened."
Professor Martin Curley, Director, Intel Labs Europe

"This is a book for all brainworkers and their managers. Guus Pijpers's Information Overload is an excellent brain-manual. It gives information on the impact of data overload and how to better manage it. The book itself avoids causing information overload, because it is neatly divided into bite-sized chunks. You can start anywhere, stop reading when you learned something new, see how you can apply it yourself, do it, and return to the book."
Dr. Theo Compernolle, MD, PhD, independent international consultant, coach, trainer, keynote speaker, and adjunct professor-at-large at INSEAD

"Pijpers creates valuable and new insights on how to structure information and make more effective use of it. I highly recommend this book for executives and anyone engaged in the twenty-first century, as well as those who want to make better decisions and improve their lives in the information age."
Boet E.J. Kreiken, Managing Director, KLM Cityhopper,and former CIO, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

"Easy to read and with good humor, Guus makes the reader aware of the many processes in brain and body that are of great help to handle the everyday growing load of information and to avoid information stress!"
Hugo Peters, General Manager, Human Resources, ING

"By focusing on the limitations of the human brain to cope with vast quantities of data, Guus Pijpers offers a unique perspective on the 'information overload' problem and discusses strategies to fight it. While his work reflects solid theoretical underpinnings, it also provides the reader with practical advice on how to become a 'smart information worker,' develop appropriate information behaviors, and use IT tools to address the human bottleneck. This is really an important book for all managers and their knowledge workers, especially those who need to sift through large amounts of data in search of relevant information for their daily work."
Professor Ramon O'Callaghan, Dean, TiasNimbas Business School, Tilburg University

Zusammenfassung
World-class guidance on using information to achieve better performance Examining the characteristics of information and the latest findings in cognitive science, this book shows how the mind works, how it can be used to think optimally about your business, and how to improve business performance with better information management practices.

• Provides the process and tools necessary to identify this information and how to remember it, and how to better use the people around you to obtain the best information
• Reveals how to handle all of the hundreds of pieces of information received daily
• Provides case studies as well as checklists that show managers how to implement the methodology presented in the book
  Innovative and ahead of its time, this book helps you take control of all the information that enters your life, get better informed, and have more time for the important issues you face within your business.

Inhalt
Preface. Acknowledgements.

Part I The Principles.

CHAPTER 1: Information on Information.

History of Information.

Meaning of Information.

Characteristics of Information.

Attributes of Information.

A Definition of Information.

Value of Information.

Notes.

CHAPTER 2: A Lot of Information.

Concept of Information Overload.

Definitions of Information Overload.

Collecting Mania.

Collecting Strategies.

Barriers to Information Use.

Symptoms of Information Overload.

Causes of Information Overload.

Information Overload Today.

Notes.

CHAPTER 3: Brain Matters.

History of Our Brain.

Brain Facts.

Brain Metaphors.

Types of Memory.

Remembering and Recalling.

Left Brain versus Right Brain.

Dreaming.

Mirroring.

CHAPTER 4: We People.

Some Observations.

Information Behavior.

Information Behavior Theories.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Part II In Practice.

CHAPTER 5: Information Profile.

A Person's Background.

Information Aptitude.

Information Attitude.

Information Handling.

Conclusion.

Notes.

CHAPTER 6: Mind Your Brain.

Sensitive Information.

Mixed Feelings.

Food for Thought.

Brain Muscles.

CHAPTER 7: Brain at Work.

Pay Attention.

Remember to Remember.

Remember to Forget.

Stop!

Notes.

CHAPTER 8: The Information Brain.

Search and Find.

Save Everything.

Order, Please.

Filter.

Information Pruning.

Notes.

CHAPTER 9: Information at Work.

Learn Smarter.

Information Productivity.

Smart Information Workers.

Technology Smart.

Notes.

CHAPTER 10: Clever Communication.

Communicate Information.

Storytelling.

Picture Perfect.

Navigating the Information Sea.

Notes.

CHAPTER 11: People at Work.

Smart People.

Managing Information Workers.

Timing Is Everything.

Seasoned Citizens.

Notes.

References.

Index.