Rivers of Information is a daily process that will enable any knowledge worker to stay relevant in their own industry, be sensitive to trends in their client's industry, and create and curate content that will keep them top of mind with their audience as a trusted thought leader. Rivers of Information was first introduced by Scott Klososky of Future Point of View, and then iterated on by Bluematter's Ryan McInerney.

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5. Step 1: Select Topics
List 10 Topics of Focus
5 Critical to Job
3 Critical to Clients
2 For Inspiration and Fun

6. Step 2: Find Sources
Identify 5-10 Subject Matter Experts
and Sources
Blogs
Twitter
Podcasts
YouTube
Google Alerts
Competitors
Feedly Reader

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8. Step 3: Import to Feedly

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10. Step 4: Improve Sources
When a channel gets stale
Delete
Replace

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12. Step 6: Consume Content
Process Option 1
~3 Subjects a Day Monday-Thursday
1 Subject of Focus Friday
Process Option 2
~3 Subjects a Day Monday-Thursday
Most Popular Subject of Focus Friday

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14. Step 7: Digest Content
Answer 3 Simple Questions
1. Do I agree or disagree?
2. What are my three
takeaways?
1. Start Doing?
2. Stop Doing?
3. Change frequency of activity?
3. Do I see a trend?

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16. Step 8: Digest Content
Store the best articles, and your
answers for later recovery.
Use the same topic categories as in
Feedly.
Use Tags
Include your digest answers

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18. Step 9: Share With Insights
Ask- “Who should I tell about this?”
Share
Blog – Website or LinkedIn
Social – Pick the right channel, not all of
them.
Peers – Email, Use Feedly Collections

19. Step 9: Share With Insights
Cohort: The team that learns together…

20. “ROI time has given me a
structured way to effectively and
efficiently filter through the fluff
and unearth the real, high-
impact trends and insights that
effect our industry and our clients
industries.”
“It’s one reason why we can
stay ahead of our competition
and keep our clients ahead of
theirs: because the best ideas
come not from studying the
well-worn ground under your
feet, but by moving your feet
always onto new ground.”
“ROI has helped me formalize
the practice of learning,
digesting, and writing about
topics that will advance my
professional understanding of
the industry.”
Jacob Rossman Bryan LikleyAnthony Burgos

21. “Rivers of Information has enabled me to keep my thumb on the pulse
of the fast-paced industry we work in. I fully credit the daily team-wide
ROI time for allowing me to show up to every client meeting, where
I’m continuously confronted with questions about new trends and
technologies, and respond confidently and intelligently each time.
ROI empowers us to be the innovators that our clients need us to be.
Beyond managing their accounts and delivering on time and on
budget, they have confidence in our ability to formulate ideas that
position them as leaders in their respective industries.”

22. “I credit a lot of my success to all that I learned from you at
Bluematter. I really appreciate how you took my learning and
business growth into consideration as an employee. It has
been extremely valuable. I also continue to read articles every
morning to help me stay on top of trends and changes in the
industry. Thank you for instilling that habit in me.”