"The Intelligence Edge", Celebrity Speakers news magazine, August 1999.
MONEY is'nt what it used to be. From castles, land and herds, it is now shares, bonds, index funds and stock options in startups that show no profits. Most precious of all is the ability to have access to capital. The same thing happens to INFORMATION. It used to be books, precious knowledge of elders and it is now email and quickly outdated expert know how.
Most of all, it is the precious ability to ACCESS THE RIGHT INFORMATION AT THE RIGHT TIME. Printed information, either in paper or electronic form is quickly losing its value. Competitive advantage is better found in the minds of people. HARD INFORMATION is now less important than SOFT INFORMATION.
Today, companies are rushing to build INTRANET NETWORKS for managing their hard information, and their architects demand high salaries. Tomorrow, we will see a new breed : the ARCHITECT OF HUMAN INFORMATION NETWORKS who will master the technology of making human beings share and cross fertilize their KNOWLEDGE. Only human information networks can give a company the INTELLIGENCE EDGE in understanding and thriving in its competitive environment.