#aiim13 conference presentation. 21st March 2013; New Orleans. People have turned to nature to solve engineering problems for centuries. Dragonflies have inspired helicopters, bamboo has led to lighter trunks and more durable hollow building blocks, the thistle burdock inspired Velcro™. The natural world can spark fresh ideas in information governance, too, and maybe give you an appreciation for gardening. Learning objectives: 1. New ideas in formation governance are possible through new ways of thinking; 2. Five different ideas to apply to governance and 3. Learn about gardening, landscaping and botany.

1. #AIIM12
Turning to nature for clues to
enhancing information governance
Sami Poikonen
Information and Enterprise Architect
@PoikonenSami
sami.poikonen@emergem.fi
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2. About me
Dendrology
Dendrology
the scientific study of trees and woody plants,
the scientific study of trees and woody plants,
especially their taxonomy
especially their taxonomy
Gardening & Landscaping
Gardening & Landscaping
1 hectare of own land
1 hectare of own land
Over 200 tree species
Over 200 tree species
Over 40 species of maple (Acer sp.)
Over 40 species of maple (Acer sp.)
USDA Zone 3
USDA Zone 3
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3. Analogies
IA
EA
Dendrology
Landscaping
Gardening
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4. Turn to nature for clues
 Velcro™ was not invented
by NASA
 It was accidentally
discovered in 1941 by
Georges de Mestral
 He was hunting with his
dog in Swiss Alps
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5. Ideas, analogies and principles
 Align strategy, content and governance
 Disconnect in classification: IA vs. Governance
 Analogies: thinking -> behavior
 Power of principles
 The principles of objects and growth
 The principle of content in context
 The end of history illusion
 The danger of principles
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6. Align Strategy, Content
and Governance
Sky = Strategy,
Vision
Plants = Tools
and content
Ground =
Governance
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7. Disconnect in classification:
IA vs. Governance
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8. Analogies: thinking -> behavior
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9. The Power of Principles
Wabi-sabi
1.1st branch right
2.2nd left
3.3rd right etc.
4.Only one branch at time
5.Asymmetry: nothing
straight front
6.No branch crosses trunk or
other branches
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10. The Principles of Objects and
Growth
1. The principle of objects – Treat content
as a living, breathing thing, with a
lifecycle, behaviors and attributes.
2. The principle of choices
3. The principle of disclosure
4. The principle of exemplars
5. The principle of front doors
6. The principle of multiple classification
7. The principle of focused navigation
8. The principle of growth – Assume the 1100
content you have today is a small fraction
of the content you will have tomorrow. 1492 – Kolumbus
finds America
8 Principles of IA by Dan Brown
1776 –
Declaration of
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11. The Principle of Content in Context
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12. The End of History Illusion
Now
Science 4 January 2013:
#AIIM13 Vol. 339 no. 6115 pp. 96-98

13. The Danger of Principles
1. Learn all poisonous
mushrooms
2. Pick only mushrooms
you know
“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...
well, II have others.”
well, have others.”
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
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14. Questions?
Trees Are the Answer
Trees Are the Answer
But what is the question?
But what is the question?
Sami Poikonen
Information and Enterprise Architect
@PoikonenSami
sami.poikonen@emergem.fi
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