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The 21st Century Curator

ID Reflections

Curation today takes on a new meaning in the context oftechnological affordance, information abundance, diminishing attention, hungerfor contextual and timely information, and constantly shifting, globally linkedlandscape. In this complex and chaotic world, making sense can only be aconstant endeavour, pattern matching a crucial need.

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Why Content Curation Should be in Your Skillset

Jay Cross

And, as Clay Shirky has said: “Curation comes up when people realize that it isn’t just about information seeking, it’s also about synchronizing a community.”. Sorting through posts made me think critically and see patterns. Perhaps one item in fifty seemed worth commenting on. The human touch is required.

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GE TV: An Coppens on Engaging the Brain with Gamification

Growth Engineering

The more you can build on old information and make new connections, the better it will stick. And it will also encourage information-seeking, to go further and look for more information. It’s when you’re in an ideal state where you’re being stretched a little but are okay in the level of skills needed to stretch further.

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