Information contextualizer: making sense of the information overload

Abstract

PurposeReviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsIn 2011, hundreds of thousands of books will be written worldwide. Blogs and data on the internet are increasing at an exponential rate and each week sees the launch of new media outlets. Information is everywhere, available to all of us at the click of a button but what is relevant to whom when it come to learning; what will help and what will hinder? Google certainly provides results but it is unable to qualify and filter them. One solution – as is so often the case in business – is a person, an information contextualizer (IC).Practical implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Social implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.