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Why the Why the "We" Generation"We" Generation"Knows" Different"Knows" Different

Benjamin EllisBenjamin Ellis

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The We Generation

not what we think

not what you think

what we think they think

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harder better faster stronger

cf http://www.karlhartig.com/chart/techhouse.pdf

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Digitally Immersed

“a fish will be the last to discover water”

How would you survive in air?

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A New Kind of Execution

Barely planned behaviour

Flash mobs

Swarms

Emergent

Consensus

Moving on

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A New Kind of Knowing

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. When we enquire into any subject, the first thing we have to do is to know what books have treated of it. This leads us to look at catalogues, and at the backs of books in libraries."

Samuel Johnson(Boswell's Life of Johnson)

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A New Kind of Knowing

Or...

"...I'll Google that"

Jesse(Aged 10 1/4)

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Kinds of Knowing

Tacit...

...Explicit

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You Know You Know

Our Knowledge - Perception

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You Know You Don't Know

Our Knowledge - Reality

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Context is King

data information knowledge wisdom

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Context is King

data information knowledge wisdom

structure

context

?

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Context is King

data information knowledge wisdom

structure

context

narrative

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Context is King

we

what to do with it

knowledge is

knowunless

useless

<execution>

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Context is Kind

For Computers and People

Bass?

Let me Google that for you

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Context

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Context is Kind

metadata

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The New Accountability

your <blog|facebook|twitter|...>

Time + Face + Place

do <digital> fish see the digital water?

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The New Accountability

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Why the Why the "We" Generation"We" Generation"Knows" Different"Knows" Different

Benjamin EllisBenjamin Ellis

@benjaminellis@benjaminellisbenjaminellis.orgbenjaminellis.orgmilestoneplannermilestoneplanner.com.comSocialOpticSocialOptic.com.comredcatcoredcatco.com.com