home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Information annealing
- =====================
-
- Information annealing is putting a hypertext system on a
- LAN, then using suggestions from each user to modify the
- system until each user can instantly find and understand
- anything they want. The central principles of information
- annealing are:
-
- (1) Create an initial representation of knowledge
- (2) Use a answering machine to collect suggested improvements
- (3) Make the changes daily to improve the system
- (4) Stop when all easily find/understand the contained knowledge
-
- Annealing benefits:
- - classification system provides better/faster access
- - text descriptions become more easily understood
- - users acquire a broader map of relationships
- - knowledge becomes a capital asset instead of a salary expense
- - peer-review annealing reduces mis-information liabilities
- - annealed knowledge flattens organizational structures
-
- Opportunity: Information value is increased by group organizing efforts