Lessons Taught, Learned, Forgotten, and Ignored
It’s easy to say a lesson was learned and far more difficult to show it to be true. What can
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information overload
Changing Our Behaviour: The Role of Knowledge
To know is to do. This is an unspoken assumption behind much of what is written about change. If we
Read moreSeeking simplicity among complexity? Go Dutch!
In a world awash in content and the resulting complexity that comes when it all intersects the viable options for
Read moreSocial Media and the Limits to Growth
Social media provides a virtual firehose of content that surpasses anything we’ve had access to before. But is this sea
Read moreKnowledge Translation or Just Better Marketing?
Can the dream of knowledge translation be achieved by better marketing, or is focusing on message delivery processes missing the larger point?
Read moreTaking in Less to Take in More (Information)
The benefits of taking a break from social media and the steady stream of information include improved focus and better memory; maybe we should be doing this more often.
Read moreFeeding the Right Beast: A Healthy Information Diet?
Many are focusing on food and health this January, but what about our information diets and cognitive health? The possible cost of consuming the wrong things and the need for mindful approaches to information are discussed.
Read moree(un)Health
Is the ‘e’ part of eHealth working at cross purposes with our wellbeing? The speed, volume and complexity of information online and the myriad ways we access such information may be leading to new types of illnesses and problems as it solves others.
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