by Conni Christensen | 1 Feb 2021
2020 was a year like no other – a year of massive change forced upon as we collectively reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Much has been written about the way in which we adapted to our changing circumstances, in particular, the need to pivot our business models...
by Conni Christensen | 22 Jul 2019
Over the past few months a remarkable collaboration has taken place between three parties: Pingar NZ, Synercon Australia and our client Auckland Transport. We each brought existing knowledge and toolsets, which we combined to build an Intelligent Automation platform... by Conni Christensen | 26 Mar 2018
Classification is the means by which we can build a structured metadata model around our unstructured information, enabling us to identify, find, provide access, protect, retain and dispose of it, rigorously and consistently. This one day workshop is designed...
by Conni Christensen | 10 Apr 2017
It is a simple process to create terms and categories and build them into information systems. And easy to justify building a new classification scheme (tick whichever is appropriate): We don’t have a scheme We have too many schemes We need to standardise language... by Conni Christensen | 9 Apr 2017
In my next few posts I’m going to write about building classification schemes. So it’s probably a good idea to explain the definitions I use upfront. Before you take me to task, bear in mind that my context is the information governance space, and while I... by Conni Christensen | 29 Jan 2016
“For some folk, taxonomies are just a bunch of words. Good quality taxonomies, however, provide the logic, the rules and the standards needed to manage your information assets. They enable users to analyse, navigate, find, organise, arrange, manage and dispose of... by Conni Christensen | 1 Nov 2013
Some of my favourite quotes about classification are from Organising Knowledge: Taxonomies, Knowledge and Organisational Effectiveness by Patrick Lambe. Taxonomies are at the same time deceptively simple and fiendishly complicated. They are simple because they are... by Conni Christensen | 14 Jan 2013
What we need in 2013 vs. what the industry thinks we need! At the start of each year, it’s customary for the oracles to gaze into their crystal balls, and pronounce their 5 (or 10) technology predictions that become the want list for the coming year. Big data, apps...