The point on Information Fatigue & Curation is so relevant - we see it for business people too. We've been in trend research for some years, but now we notice that the issue is rapidly being reframed from how to get more data to how to get less data (but still not to miss the crucial bits! - we are even developing a solution with a focus on filtering and prioritizing, to deal with too many signals of change).
Information curation is really a growing niche, with the "curator" becoming a key factor in the perspective that we get, with all the advantages and issues arising from such a concentration of power over information interpretation at a single point.
The point on Information Fatigue & Curation is so relevant - we see it for business people too. We've been in trend research for some years, but now we notice that the issue is rapidly being reframed from how to get more data to how to get less data (but still not to miss the crucial bits! - we are even developing a solution with a focus on filtering and prioritizing, to deal with too many signals of change).
Information curation is really a growing niche, with the "curator" becoming a key factor in the perspective that we get, with all the advantages and issues arising from such a concentration of power over information interpretation at a single point.