Solution marketeers and alarmist analysts love to flash the red lights of litigation support and audit compliance when making the case for information governance. But the problem with this is that neither of these reasons speak to the one Really Important Motive that lies at the end of the infogov path: To better serve/enable/empower people, […]
Picking up where we last left off … You know that I’m a huge proponent of using electronic technology instead of paper to improve process efficiency and collaboration. But recent experiences with various eldercare institutions have again reminded me that sometimes the best technologies are no technologies at all.
“Listen My Children and You Shall Hear of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” – Paul Revere’s Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Question: what does Paul Revere’s ride have to do with information governance? Answer: it illustrates well that regardless of the success of this or that particular effort, what’s important is that you do […]
Show of hands: who here remembers the old ad campaign for “7-Up: The Uncola”? Of those of you who do, how many can connect it to a critical piece of information management? Stay with me; I’ll explain. A Delicious Lesson From the Past I’m a big believer in not reinventing the wheel. So as I […]