Extended metaphors for information flow
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EXTENDED METAPHORSFOR INFORMATION FLOW
Ali Anani, PhD
I dedicate this presentation to an inspirer of some
thoughts that are highlighted in this presentation.
Matt McWilliams.
Proudly I dedicate this presentation for you
The proof is in the next slide
Ali AnaniMatt - I want to record my acknowledgement for the
inspiration this post provided me with.I have been thinking for a while about correlating the
flow of blood with the flow of information.I wanted to describe the "information clot" that acts
as... Now, I may complete this as acts as an information plug.
I am preparing a slideshare presentation. Matt, you are an inspirer.
http://www.mattmcwilliams.com/leadership-lessons-avoid-crisis/
According to Opara (2003) information is the life blood of modern organizations. That is to say that without information, an organization is bound to
collapse. Information is needed to control the day-to-day running of an organization. This means that
data are necessary to produce information which in turn is necessary for creating knowledge that is
conveyed (e.g. via paper, network, speech, observable action
http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/oyadonghan.htm
Information Flow
Blood FlowBlood clottingBlood circulationBlood coagulationBlood AnemiaBlood Viscosity
Information FlowInformation clottingInformation circulationInformation coagulationInformation AnemiaInformation Viscosity
Extrapolation Ideas
Mapping information flow using NodeXL software for a hypothetical company with names
substituted for by the first letter of employees.
I introduce the concept of information veins instead of edges to highlight the similarity of
blood flow and information flow. Notice also the use of “Information Hubs”.
The next slide shows the strength of ties and whether they are reciprocated or not. Like blood
running in veins with different diameters; so is information flow.
The diameter of the blood vessel affects the speed of the flow of blood. Blood flow slows down as it
moves from arteries to arterioles and subsequently to the capillaries because the cross-sectional area in the capillary beds is much bigger than the arteries
or any part of the circulatory system.And so is information as it runs through the edges (veins)
Information clottingInformation circulationInformation momentumInformation conversion
to produce information which in turn is necessary for creating knowledge that is conveyed
Information as a raw material- Information constitutes the raw materials from which options or alternatives emerge.
Information duality roleInformation Coagulation
Information Poverty
Extrapolating ideas from blood flow to information flow
Blood has a seemingly difficult job: it must flow continuously and smoothly for an entire lifetime, but quickly form a blood clot
when bleeding occurs. This clot serves as a plug to stop bleeding.
Stop and Heal
Information has a seemingly difficult job:it must flow continuously and smoothly for an
entire lifetime, but quickly form an information clot when bleeding occurs. This clot serves as a plug
to stop bleeding.
Information Clotting
Information leakage and bleeding is demonstrated by many activities such asPasswords with different levels of strength
Information leakage and bleeding is demonstrated by many activities such as
Two level security codes such as a lengthy 14-character code followed with a shorter 3-4
digits code
Information leakage and bleeding is demonstrated by many activities such as
Use of patents as information plugs
Still, we suffer from information leakages such as embedding hidden spying software and the leak of personal information as experienced with six
million FaceBook subscribers recently
We need a superior information clottingWhat can we learn from blood flow?
There are 13 blood clotting proteins (coagulation factor) found in the blood. When a blood vessel is damaged, these clotting factors
are switched on in a certain order(Blood Clotting Cascade)
http://www.hemophilia-information.com/blood-clotting-proteins.html
May be we need to consider a mechanism whereby a cascading information protecting system would be more effective in controlling
information bleed.
Blood viscosity isa measure of the resistance of blood to flow. Viscous blood leads to poor blood circulation
Information viscosityis a measure of the resistance of information to
flow. Viscous blood leads to poor blood circulation
The social network structure determines how information flows
When a liquid molecules can slide around each other, a liquid has the ability to flow. The
structure of veins and their thicknesses control the sliding of blood molecules
Information to flow has to pass through the veins (edges) of social networks.
Poor information circulation will lead to painful situations in similarity to poor blood circulation.
Beware of information holes
Stop the information bleed and then heal itRemove information holes to heal
Cascade information protection like blood cascades its healing
Care should be made to ensure the safety of the “information hubs” else big information holes
shall appear.
I thank Omar AL-Husseini for his great support in making the graphics of the presentation