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The Information Overload Research Group is going to cease operations at the end of 2023
It is with great regret that the IORG Steering Team is announcing that the Information Overload Research Group is going to cease operation. IORG was conceived at the “Infomania Workshop” convened in Redmond in January 2007, where key thinkers in Information Overload space spent two days discussing the problem and what we can do about it. We incorporated IORG as a non-profit in mid-2007, and publicly launched it at what became our first IORG event in New York City soon thereafter. Since then, IORG has brought together academics, consultants, industry practitioners, and solution developers in a series of conferences and events, some face-to-face, others virtual. We shared knowledge on Information Overload through our website, LinkedIn group, and webinars. We made […]
Watch the June 2023 IORG Webinar on the Unplug Collaborative ** REPLAY **
Watch the June 2023 IORG Webinar on the Unplug Collaborative ** REPLAY **
Zoom link for the June 20 Webinar on The Unplug Collaborative
On June 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT the Information Overload Research Group (IORG) will hold a 30 minute webinar where Claudia Erickson will present the mission and activities of The Unplug Collaborative. The Zoom link to join the event is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89522954198 . No registration needed – just mark your calendar and show up! In this webinar, Claudia will introduce us to the Unplug Collaborative(UC) – a non profit and home to Global Day of Unplugging®, Unplugged Village® and Unplug for a Cause® initiatives. She’ll discuss how the UC mobilizes community leaders to build a network and provide people with fun and engaging opportunities to unplug and create healthier digital habits, and will share the creative (tech and non-tech) ways […]
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How to Overcome Information Overload: Complete Guide 101
Date: 7/5/2021
Category: Blog Post
Tags: Information Overload
Source Author: IvyPanda
Source Date: 5/21/2021
Source Name: IvyPanda blog
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A detailed guide to to causes, manifestations and solutions to Information Overload.
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Date: 6/7/2021
Category: Website
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Source Name: Are.na
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A collection of quotations, graphics, and links exploring the effects of information overload and other “pathologies of information”.
Dealing with a deluge of email
Date: 9/30/2020
Category: Journal Article
Tags: Email overload
Source Author: Teri Saylor
Source Date: 9/12/2020
Source Name: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Source URL: Link to Source Article or Site
After spending the last few days managing a massive volume of email, I decided to look online for some practical tips that can be practiced to be more efficient and effective in preventing email overload.
This article published in the AICPA online news provides several practical tips such as:
- Adopt an email folder system to organize your emails
- Use filters to automatically file or better yet delete unwanted emails
- Don’t use emails for conversation, try good old telephone or in person conversations
- Don’t allow emails to interrupt workflow or other planned activities
- Avoid “reply to all” when really not required
- Don’t skim and skip to come back later, handle once
- Think before you send, is the email important? would you want to receive it?
- Read the full article and helpful insights when dealing with a deluge of email
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Anne McGhee-Stinson Managing Partner & Director of Practice, Effective EdgeIORG has done a tremendous job to raise awareness as well as provide well researched, practical resources to address the complex issues of information overload. They were way ahead of the game and continue to lead in this arena.
Dr. Lawrence Ampofo Director & Founder, Digital MindfulnessIORG’s work is extremely relevant and impactful in an age when people regularly suffer from information overload. I regularly use their work to get the latest high-level thinking on information overload.
Rui Silva Founder - 2BeProThe costs associated with information overload are too high for this problem to be seen merely as an academic rhetoric… IORG helps us to not forget that this is a problem we face every day, despite the fact that it often goes unnoticed. In that sense, IORG was, for me, a “canary in the coal mine”, an advance indicator showing the imminence of a dangerous problem.
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