| Step_Two_Designs__KM_papers A collection of vendor-neutral articles on practical knowledge management. Features articles on the benefits of content management within a KM framework. |
| Field-tested_Learning_Assessment_Guide_(FLAG)_for_Science,_Math,_Engineering_and_Technology_Instructors Provides resources that enable "hard science" teachers to produce effective and appropriate assessments of student learning. |
| Good_Teaching_Practices Resources for those interested in good teaching practices. |
| Teacher_Leaders_Network A virtual gathering place for everyone who wants to advance teacher leadership in the classroom, the school, and the larger community. |
| Tools_for_Teaching_-_Delivering_a_Lecture Suggestions based on teaching practices of faculty and on research studies in speech communication, to help lecturers capture and hold students' interest and increase their retention. |
| Students_Are_From_Mars,_Teachers_Are_From_Venus Essay by Anne Marchant discusses obstacles to learning, teaching strategies and the role of technology in the classroom. Also exploree the philosophy of finding a humane compromise between maintaini |
| Brain-Trusts Facilitates innovation, business development, new ideas and concepts. Features events and a newsletter. |
| Business_Thinking_Implementation An article by Hidetoshi Shibata in 1998 that describes creating leadership and organizational knowledge. Provides some information on how knowledge creation is key to successful management. The articl |
| Centre_for_the_Development_of_Creative_Thinking The COCD creativity site offers creativity tools and training. Web site is in English and Dutch |
| Create-It!_Inc_ Our mission is to help growing businesses use creativity and technology to chart a course for the future using innovative strategies. We serve a diverse roster of clients through consulting, training |
| Creative_Center_of_the_Universe Roger von Oech thinks this site is one of the most comprehensive web-sites around on the subject of creativity. It is a little whacky but full of good stuff that does make you think including the crea |
| CreativeThink Stimulate personal or group creativity and innovation through seminars, workshops, and creative thinking books that Roger von Oech has written. This is his company web site. |
| Creativity_at_Work A resource for training and development in creativity and innovation in organizations. Has a newsletter, and some articles and essays by 'Corporate Alchemist' Linda Naiman. |
| Creativity_Consulting__Proactive_Solutions We have assisted individuals, small businesses, companies, and corporations with insight, and innovative thinking. |
| DirectedCreativity A guide to creative thinking for serious people, and the eight basic heuristics of directed creativity. This is the web site for Paul Plsek & Associates in Roswell, Georgia, USA. Heuristics are a |
| Executive_Development_Inc_ A training and development company providing workshops and software around decision making, problem solving, team skills, creativity, and meeting management. |
| HBS_Working_Knowledge__Innovation_&_Change The Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge web site has long been recognized as a good resource for more practical business fare than usually found in the Harvard Business Review, which makes thi |
| How_Much_Information? Attempts to measure how much information is produced in the world each year by looking at media and other variables. Produced by the School of Information Management Systems at the University of Calif |
| Illumine_Ltd Training in Creativity, thinking & learning for business & the public sector. In-house and open courses in Creative Thinking, Innovation, Mind Mapping, Speed Reading, Accelerated Learning, Stu |
| Innovation_Centre_Europe Helps companies with 3rd millennium thinking and creative ways to change. |
| The_Innovation_Conversation What's the conversation about inside your company? Creativity and speed -- or cost cutting and risk avoidance? New ideas and new opportunities -- or the stock market and layoffs? |
| Innovation_House Brainstorming, creative thinking and problem solving for business including free resources and access to Innovation Toolbox. |
| Knowledge-at-Work A collection of personal thoughts about learning, community and social affordances for knowledge creation, by Denham Gray. Features archives. |
| New_IQ Discusses thinking skills, innovation, and organizational improvement. Reports current events involving thinking skills and training services. |
| Tacit_Knowing Dr. Juani Swart's resources for integrating theory and practice. Features conference papers, links and contact information. |
| The_Thinking_Business The Thinking Business is an international brain training company specialising in thinking skills including creative thinking, strategic thinking, mind mapping and thinking styles profiling |
| ThinkShop Thinkshop is an innovation consulting company with Seattle and New York offices. ThinkShop consults clients on creativity, innovation, naming, strategy and training projects. |
| Vital_Enterprises Develops world-class performers-- people who create desired results with minimal resources and who empower others with their knowledge, skills, and character to do the same. |
| Agents_that_Reduce_Work_and_Information_Overload Article discussing how artificial intelligence offers some solutions to problems of actively managing information. |
| Information_Overload_-_An_IR_problem? An abstract of a study by M.Montebello. Proceedings of the String Processing and Information Retrieval: A South American Symposium. A downloadable copy of the entire study is available in .PDF format. |
| Information_Overload_Annotated_Webliography Information Overload is a unique problem. Information tends to be everywhere and we have problems even to remember where we put it, much less what it is. Here is a small collection of links to increas |
| Managing_information Ways to assist a person in deciding what information is actually needed. |
| The_Role_of_Contextual_Clues_in_the_Creation_of_Information_Overload This paper presents the results from, and analysis of, a case study of a perceived problem of information overload from e-mail in a large international organisation. (Acrobat File). |
| We_Have_the_Information_you_Want,_but_Getting_it_Will_Cost_You__Being_held_hostage_by_Information_Overload Research paper discussing overload and possible solutions. Time Utility. Volume. Verifying Accuracy. |
| NYTimes_com_-_Digging_for_Nuggets_of_Wisdom Text mining is becoming a viable option for everyday citizens seeking to read, summarize, or analyze large numbers of documents. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.] (October 16, |
| Spinning_Around Information overload isn't just sending individuals around the bend, it's hurting productivity, writes David Adams. [The Sydney Morning Herald] (May 20, 2003) |
| The_Register_-_Data_Dyspepsia_Blights_the_Workforce Research from Gartner has found that 90% of companies believe they get too much information pumped through to them on a regular basis. (May 15, 2002) |
| eCFO_-_Fighting_Information_Overload Knowledge management software helps find the most relevant, most useful data. (March, 2001) |
| Infoworld_com_-_Overcoming_Information_Overload Although technology is causing information overload, it can also offer ways to combat it. (January 7, 2000) |
| Change_and_Information_Overload__Negative_Effects Even the intellectually most advanced groups, the researchers, educators, managers and technologists, often feel overwhelmed by the changes in their domain. (February 19, 1999) |
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