The Cost of Information Overload
Feeling data-stressed? Got some info-tension? You’re not alone. Recently a conference was organized by Basex to discuss, what else, information overload. Some interesting facts and ideas come from the conference:
• The cost of Information Overload to the U.S. economy is $900 billion annually, as of 2008.
• A mere 12% of the knowledge worker’s day is spent in thought or reflection.
• We spend 15% of the day searching for things and 20% in meetings.
• Information Overload is a subject everyone complains about but few actually undertake solutions.
• The impact can’t be ignored: reduced mental capacity, no time to think about things, direct loss of productive time, breakdown of organizational processes, and a diminished quality of life.
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Nathan Zeldes on August 18th, 2009 3:48 am
For more on this subject, check out teh Information Overload Research Group at http://www.iorgforum.org .
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