Press Releases from Institute for Intellectual Capital Research (4 total)
Five Personal Strategies to Combat Information Bombardment
(Hamilton, Canada)—The personal pressures people experience in the knowledge era are enormous, many experts agree. But fortunately, there are several easy strategies that can help people survive today’s onslaught of information.
“Today, all of the world's total codified information doubles every eleven hours!” says Dr. Nick Bontis, international keynote speaker, leading academic researcher, and author of “Information Bombardment: Rising Above the Digital Onslaught.” “If we want to survive, we…
The Battle Against Information Bombardment Begins on the Home Front
(Hamilton, Canada)—We all are threatened with overload in this age of information bombardment, believes Dr. Nick Bontis, leading academic researcher of knowledge management and international keynote speaker. And the place to start drawing the line is in our homes.
“In decades past we were able to preserve our homes as our personal sanctuaries from the demands of the outside world,” says Dr. Bontis, author of “Information Bombardment: Rising Above the…
Man Overboard: Societies are Drowning in a Flood of Information.
(Toronto, Ontario)—Information Experts Nick Bontis and James Gleik have both identified information overload as one of today’s most formidable threats to modern society.
“Finding a particular piece of knowledge, separating it from the flood of nonsense is our most serious problem,” said James Gleik, author of “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood,” in a recently broadcast PBS interview.
“I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Gleik,” says Dr.…
Employee Attrition and Turnover Lead Threats to Organizations’ Intellectual Ca …
(Ancaster, Canada)—According to a recent survey of more than 300 large corporation employees by Deloitte Consulting L.L.P. and Forbes Insights, two of every three are actively testing the job market.
“In today’s knowledge era, employers must protect their organization’s intellectual capital,” says Dr. Nick Bontis, leading academic researcher and author of “Information Bombardment: Rising above the Digital Onslaught.” “Employee attrition and turnover are among the greatest risks.”
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