The (Almost) Paperless Office

ThomasVellacott3September2015

Ideas, knowledge and debate aren't things. They

are meant to flow.

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1.Find

2.Process

3.Store

4.Think5.Act

• Letinformationfindyou• Lookbeyondtheobvious(subjects,geographies)• Don'tworryabout'missing'importantinformation

• Enableinformationtoflow(digital,compatible,tagged)• Highlightwhat'srelevant• Followdifferentprocesses,dependingonhowmuch

attentionapieceofinformationshouldget

• Maintainonemainrepositoryofpersonalinformation• Ilookforthefollowingcharacteristics

o Accessacrossdevicesandplatformso Strongsearchfunction(alsoinsidedocuments,

includinghandwritten)o Easyconnectivity(email,linkedapps)o Recommendedcontent(inownandoutsidemedia)o Highlevelofsecurity(trustedbrand,encryption,two-

factorauthentication)

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• Regularlyscheduletimetoreviewandreflect(findalocationthatinspiresyou)

• Understandwhatisgoingon.Whatdoesitmean(differentframes)?

• Howmightthingsbeconnected– aretheretrendsemerging?

• Developstorylines• Getfeedbacktotesthypotheses• HowshouldIact?

• Integrateemailandcalendarandfollowupwithtodolist(withlistsperperson/context,duedates)

• Giveandtake:Helpothersfilterinformationbysharing• Providecontextandinterpretationwhensharing• Usesharingtogainfeedbackandnewinsights

• Don'tstoresensitiveinformationoutsideyourorganisation• Usestronganduniquepasswordsandappropriatesecurity• Don'tlinkcompanyaccountstooutsideapplications• Ensureteamaccesstoyourworkdata• Don'texpectITsupport(it'snottheirjob)

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• Useyournetworkandgoodtoolstodrinkfromthefirehose• Makesenseofwhatishappening:Connectandinterpretinformation• Letinformationflowandsharedmeaningemerge

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