Maximizing The Enterprise Information Assets

Appendix E

The Numinous Dimension

There is a creative and spiritual side of information. Computer networks, the Internet, and shared databases are physical interfaces between individuals, but the shared information (regardless of the medium) creates an intangible connection. Trust, mutual reliance, commitment, confidence, and responsibility are concepts that are easy to ignore when discussing business management. These notions are essential to enhancing information’s value.

Information as Wonder

We respond to information on both an intellectual ...