TOPICS

LARGE TOPICS

A World of Information
Five Disciplines
Systems - Structures, Content, Processes
Cooperative work - Visionary Leadership

Matching Mission, Management Style, Information Management Style to Personal, Shared and Larger Visions
Human Information Processing
Cultural and Historical Patterns of Information Handling

Types of Information and Information Sources
Information/Knowledge Structures
Categorization
Library Resources
Visual Resources
Electronic Resources
Information Finding/Selecting/Gathering
Storing/Retrieving
Analysis/Synthesis
Reportage/Communication
Role of Design in each of the above
Quantitative and Qualitative Strategies, triangulation and meta-analyses
Visual , Kinesthetic, Auditory Information Analysis
Analyzing Subjective Information

Problem Solving
Idea Generation and Evaluation
Unusual Information Generation Strategies (Theatrical, Artistic, Therapeutic, etc.)
"Invisible" Information Sharing Strategies
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Subtopics
Imagery and discussions on Internet
Creating and publishing information on the internet
Virtual reality applications
Scientific Imagery
Conserving the past
Reshaping the view of human determinants and relationships to natural world
Designing Nature: Nanotechnology, Artificial Life...
Reshaping metaphysics (what is real?)
Reshaping knowledge constructs
Effects on lived experience, institutions, economics, etc.
Artistic Imagery
Conserving the past
Criticizing the present
Reshaping the relationship of the arts and aesthetics to other aspects of life
Reshaping the future
Role of Changing Technologies: mechanical, electromagnetic, photonic, biologic....