The problem with curating content for people is that they always want something extra and something different. So we find three versions of a video, four handouts, and six links. Soon your audience will have so much choice they won’t know what to use. Recommendations are worthless because things can’t be found. Make sure you… Read More Too much choice
I use the shortcuts on the Google homepage emphatically. When I say ‘use’, I don’t just mean I click on them; I review, revise and remove the shortcuts which become less useful, pretty much on a weekly basis. Curation isn’t a once and done activity; it’s ongoing, present and regular. The same applies to your… Read More Curated shortcuts
I like listening to DnB DJs – they can take a range of different songs, beats and melodies and assemble them in a way which the crowd want and need. They respond to the crowd energy and choose what to show them, at a time of their choosing. There is a range of skills needed.… Read More Hey DJ
Around my micro organisation, there are dozens of flows of information. Between me and my peers, across different organisations, my contractors, and my customers. In a large company, these will number the thousands and tens of thousands. A lot of hierarchy we have in organisations is simply to manage these information flows. Who needs to… Read More Information flows
I’ve written about curation before now and the need to break content down into relevant and more easily accessed ‘chunks’. It seemed sensible to try and do this with podcasts so I’ve produced a series of podcasts which hit that small chunk design. Over the next week or so, 5 episodes will be released all… Read More Little chunks