In almost every thinking project, we’ll need to engage with some information and identify important elements contained within it. We call this ‘mining information’, and use a mining metaphor to help understand it.
There are three basic sources of information. Each of these carries its own potential and challenges and are so important that we have designated them sub-sets of the main competency. So, we have Competency: Mining information – W, Mining Information – OP, and Mining Information-Y.
Information from the world – This is information which exists in a medium outside of someone’s brain and is assessable by others: Spread sheets, surveys, computer reports, etc.
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Information from other people – Information that comes directly from another person: Interviews, group discussions, conversations, focus groups, etc.
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Information from yourself. – This typically means introspection to reflect on our thoughts, our feelings and our experiences.
