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Mancini’s Law and the Impact of InfoChaos

Written by John Mancini | Apr 4, 2014 5:13:00 PM

We had a terrific time at The AIIM Conference 2014 -- such awesome attendees and sponsors.  We are grateful for the trust they all put in us to take 3 days out of their schedule and share with us and with each other - more on that in my next post.  

But for now, here's "Mancini's Law" and more on the challenge of InfoChaos and what to do about it.

Mancini's Law

Organizations are systems of information networks. They only operate effectively when there are clear and predictable information flows within and between these networks.

50% annual growth in the volume of digital information means that these networks - and especially the points of connection between them - will become increasingly unstable.

Without intervention, the resulting InfoChaos will threaten the viability of the entire system.

What to Do About InfoChaos

At AIIM14, I talked more about this concept of InfoChaos and how it represents the most significant challenge facing businesses today. I then shared my recommendations for what to do about it. Wrapped in this challenge is a significant amount of opportunity for the organizations who are able to leverage all of the information hiding in their repositories.

Here are my slides:

#AIIM14 keynote -- Turning Information Chaos into Information Opportunity from John Mancini