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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

10 InfoChaos Insights from the Big Bang of Social, Economic, Political and Evolutionary Change

As many of you know, well-known futurist Thornton May (and a former AIIM Board Chair) is one of the keynote speakers at The AIIM Conference 2014 (April 1-4, in Orlando). Thornton is one of those keynote speakers you won’t forget – suffice it to say, he is not a shy person! I usually start my research for introductions at Conferences not by looking at all the boring CV/Resume data points about schools and jobs, but rather by looking at things a speaker has actually said and whether these things jar my conventional assumptions. With Thornton, there is no shortage of great quotes.

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Enterprise Content Management (ECM)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Defining the Future of Content Management: Evolution of an Industry

We recently convened an AIIM Board Task Force to think about the evolution of content management, and more specifically, how we define and talk about this industry and AIIM’s role in it.

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

120 Technology Predictions for 2013 (Plus Ten of My Own)

In an earlier post (2013 Predictions -- Systems of Record and Systems of Engagement -- What Comes Next?) I talked about the next steps in the "collision" between Systems of Record and Systems of Engagement. That got me thinking about all of the other "prediction" posts relative to technology. I have to admit; I love these posts. So following a quick recap of my own predictions re SoR and SoE, you will find 120 (yes 120) predictions from posts I found interesting. This, of course, is not to imply that I've found them all. Most likely not. So if you know of some I've missed, add the link in the comments, and I'll add them to the list. (Updates to the original post in italics.)

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Certified Information Professional (CIP)  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

How to Future Proof Your Information Management Career

Technology has always been fast-moving, but it seems that there is a “perfect storm” of change right now. Cloud, mobile, social and big data are forces that create dramatic opportunities for improved business process, better employee collaboration and closer customer engagement. Meanwhile, content overload, security, litigation and compliance create huge potential risks for most organizations.

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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

2013 Predictions – Systems of Record and Systems of Engagement – What Comes Next?

As many readers know, about two years ago a Task Force of AIIM members worked with Geoffrey Moore (author of Crossing the Chasm, among many titles) to build out a "future history" of the content industry. The intention was to think about how enterprise information technology was changing in the wake of the influx of consumer technologies.

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Information Governance  |  Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

Extreme Information, Surviving a Derecho, and Cleaning Out My Mother-in-Law’s House

Those of you who have been following this blog for some time know of my tendency to "find" information management "lessons" in everyday experiences (witness, for example, my post on Walgreens as a Process Revolutionary). Well, I've got to tell you, the past few days have been loaded with lessons on the challenges we face in the Era of Extreme Information.

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