This is such a positive way to look at the problems of always-on connectivity, multi-tasking and supposedly less time on deep thinking. Big Ideas take (a) time and (b) input from others to fill in the gaps. The wealth of new types of communication and collaboration surely outweighs these problems. Instead of waiting for the serendipitous moment when someone else fills in the “missing piece” of a Big Idea, we now have multiple channels for actively searching for that piece, affording us the luxury of choosing the BEST piece.
Stephen Abram is a librarian and principal with Lighthouse Consulting Inc., and executive director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries. He blogs on library strategies for direction, marketing, technology and user alignment.
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This is such a positive way to look at the problems of always-on connectivity, multi-tasking and supposedly less time on deep thinking. Big Ideas take (a) time and (b) input from others to fill in the gaps. The wealth of new types of communication and collaboration surely outweighs these problems. Instead of waiting for the serendipitous moment when someone else fills in the “missing piece” of a Big Idea, we now have multiple channels for actively searching for that piece, affording us the luxury of choosing the BEST piece.