Using Chaos Theory Principals to Overcome Information Overload within the Enterprise and on the Web.

With the addition of social media to the already increasing amount of Web content, companies are spending more resources trying to make sense of what is happening. In addition, the connections between formal, informal, structured and unstructured information are becoming more difficult to establish. It may only get worse with the advent of auto-generated content and other content "farms." In this session we will explore and discuss how the application of chaos theory to this issue can help break the silos of information and allow the emergence of meaningful awareness for better decision making.  This new paradigm moves beyond Page Rank to reduce the impact of traditional SEO techniques that can elevate low quality content.  We will look at how the visualization of connections between content related to a particular theme can reveal new relationships and help with the discovery and awareness of trends, both anticipated and unanticipated. 

Thierry has over 20 years experience in Knowledge Management, Collaboration Technologies and online Social Networks.  He is the co-founder of Darwin Ecosystem, a company currently building a next generation awareness engine based on emergence ranking from chaos theory principles.  While working for Price Waterhouse, Lotus Development Corporation and IBM, he helped create and pioneer some of the first recognized collaborative, knowledge management and enterprise 2.0 solutions for Fortune 500 companies.  His experience and passion for solving information consumption overload, in the increasingly chaotic and unstructured Web 2.0 communication flow, has lead him to embrace the chaos theory as a foundation for awareness, discovery and serendipity.

Darwin Ecosystem is a Web software company dedicated to solve the information overload experienced by most organizations, and especially by those leveraging web 2.0 technologies. Our products and services are designed to accelerate the awareness, discovery and consumption of relevant information. The Darwin Awareness EngineTM allows for eDiscovery both on the Web and within the enterprise. 

Bill has served for over 25 years in leadership positions as a consultant in learning, knowledge management, other business applications of emerging technologies, and most recently is helping firms with social media such as blogs and Twitter. He is also leading the soclal media efforts at Darwin Ecosystems. Prior to his current roles, Bill led the Accenture Knowledge Management/Portals client practice. He obtained his Ph. D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Toronto. Bill can be reached at his own blog, Portals and KM and through Twitter @billives.

Darwin Ecosystem is a Web software company dedicated to solve the information overload experienced by most organizations, and especially by those leveraging web 2.0 technologies. Our products and services are designed to accelerate the awareness, discovery and consumption of relevant information. The Darwin Awareness EngineTM allows for eDiscovery both on the Web and within the enterprise.