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Information Overload

Information Overload. Presented by Nancy Kang Nov. 22. What is Information Overload. Nicknamed: infobesity

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Information Overload

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  1. Information Overload Presented by Nancy Kang Nov. 22

  2. What is Information Overload Nicknamed: infobesity Refers to the difficulty a person can have understanding an issue and making decisions that can be caused by the presence of too much information. Occurs when the amount of input to a system exceeds its processing capacity.

  3. Understanding Information Overload

  4. Understanding Information Overload Cause disorientation and lack of responsiveness. The result is either delay making decisions or make thewrongdecisions. Needs to be differentiated from “Sensory Overload”

  5. Information Overload or Data Overload? Data: the raw material on which the human mind works to make information. It is possible to have data overload but not information overload. Omission: failing to attend to or assimilate some proffered information Error: assimilating it incorrectly

  6. What to Choose Omission is necessarily selective—omit what is difficult and unpalatable to assimilate. Error is made—pay inadequate attention to what we think is of minor importance—misinterpret the message.

  7. Information Age In the 20th Century, advances in Computer and Information Technology introduces Internet. Information overload is experienced as distracting and unmanageable information. Social media has evolved IO into “social information overload.”

  8. Information Overload and Internet Internet has become a major contributor to information overload. But others dispute information overload exists before the arrival of Internet.

  9. Information Climax In 1850, 4% of American workers handled information for a living. Now, information processing accounts for ≥ 50% of the US gross national product. Changes in business: Fewer staff. Increasing amounts of information. Paid twice. Producing three times as much

  10. Causes The widespread access to the Web The ease of sending emails to large number of people Information can be duplicated without variable cost

  11. Solutions Spending less time on gaining information that is nice to know and more time on things we need to know. Focusing on quality of information rather than quantity. Learning how to ask people more directly in order to get more correct information Single Tasking Spends part of the day disconnected from the interruptions

  12. Thank You for Listening Any Questions?

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