Knowledge and Information Framework and collaborative sharing space for Qld NRM
A new Knowledge and Information Framework outlining how regional natural resource management (NRM) knowledge and information needs across Queensland can be better managed has been released by the Regional Groups Collective (RGC), which represents the state-wide interests of the 14 regional NRM bodies in Queensland. To download the framework click here or visit the Collective [...]
How are you dealing with ‘information overload’?
There is so much talk of ‘information overload’ in our society. Are we really overloaded or are we over-consuming? I have been hearing about this concept for so many years now and I was fascinated by this blog posting by Clay Johnson which I fell across this week. Clay’s argument is that we are over-consuming [...]
International information management conference on the Mississippi
This week has been amazing with seven days in New Orleans on the mighty Mississippi River for the annual Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference. For the last five years I have been attending the SLA conference and have visited some fascinating parts of the USA. However, this year was special. Since starting to work with [...]
Dave Snowden in Canberra
Siwan and I are taking a Dave Snowden course on 1 July 2010. I have done quite a few of Dave’s courses over the years, starting with a Storytelling Course back in the early 2000s. For Siwan this will be her first. We have noticed that many of our research scientists are using Dave’s Cynefin [...]
Billabong boy – Arron Wood’s Story
At eight years old, Arron Wood jumped into the billabong near his Mildura home and emerged covered in a toxic, blue-green algae that seared his eyes and left a rash all over his body. It was a pivotal moment for Arron, the beginning of a life committed to preserving the environment that he now shares [...]
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