CONTACTS 
0202 - CogNexus Institute                                                                                                                                                 O-00000786 0101
020201 - Dr. Jeff Conklin                                                                                                                                                 O-00000786 0101

SUBJECTS
Update SDS Program Improve Binary Search Execution with Enter Fixed

0503 -
0503 -    ..
0504 - Summary/Objective
0505 -
050501 - Follow up ref SDS 11 0000, ref SDS 10 0000.
050502 -
050503 - Submitted SDS update to Gary with a few improvements and corrections.
050504 - ref SDS 0 6H5O  Request peer review on additions to NWO explaining SDS
050505 - support for due diligence reduces the burden of cognitive overhead
050506 - that normally causes people to give up on good management. ref SDS 0
050507 - SL8N
050509 -  ..
050510 - Submitted this record via email with copy to Morris showing his
050511 - ideas were considered in editing NWO.
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050516 -  ..
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0508 - Progress
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050901 - Improvements to SDS since the last update on 050427 include...
050902 -
050903 -        1.  Enter executes search in Subject Index, which complements
050904 -            F4 F4 to avoid problems reported on 050303. ref SDS 8 5Z8Y
050906 -             ..
050907 -        2.  Keyword search in Diary Summary fixed. ref SDS 13 1J5K
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SUBJECTS
Cognitive Overhead Burden of Time to Organize Information for IBIS G

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140402 - Cognitive Overhead Somewhat Familiar Term for SDS Support
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140404 - On 050517 a student requested help with a paper on cognitive overhead.
140405 - ref SDS 12 0001  This led to editing NWO by expanding the explanation
140406 - of "cognitive overhead" to clarify challenges and opportunities of
140407 - front-end investment for diligence, working intelligently, good
140408 - management, Knowledge Management, and proactive management, reported
140409 - on 050218. ref SDS 7 PPSQ
140410 -
140411 -     [On 050618 improve replication function in SDS by integrting
140412 -     commands, which hopefully reduces cognitive overhead. ref SDS 14
140413 -     5I7M
140415 -      ..
140416 -     [On 050622 notified Gary of example reducing cognitive overhead by
140417 -     improving SDS replication. ref SDS 15 NR3L
140419 -  ..
140420 - Peer review on new material explaining cognitive overhead in NWO would
140421 - be helpful, ref OF 1 LH6K, and relates to your work last year on
140422 - 041110 that reviewed challenges for transformation to disruptive
140423 - technologies. ref SDS 6 0001
140425 -  ..
140426 - Last week Morris reviewed this new material.  He offered helpful
140427 - suggestions to begin the explanation of "cognitive overhead" with
140428 - perspectives common in the literature.  We have had many discussions
140429 - over the years on "meeting productivity," e.g., on 980722 when Morris
140430 - said that all of the conference rooms at Intel list steps to prepare
140431 - for meetings, and to follow up, and he further noted these steps are
140432 - implemented infrequently. ref SDS 2 2937  Jack Park discussed this
140433 - common attitude in his letter on 010908. ref SDS 3 0001
140435 -  ..
140436 - In our recent discussion, Morris noted that "overhead" is doing tasks
140437 - to be prepared for meetings, and doing tasks after meetings essential
140438 - for getting things done that are discussed during meetings. "Overhead"
140439 - implies most folks try to minimize this activity.  On 911123 Morris
140440 - called "overhead" for good management to be prepared the "Welch
140441 - method," ref SDS 1 4930, and noted that most executes prefer to
140442 - minimize overhead by using "feel good" management. ref SDS 1 1331
140444 -  ..
140445 - Key ideas presented are...
140446 -
140447 -        Cognitive overhead is a negative perspective on investing time
140448 -        for good management, which SDS helps resolve with technology
140449 -        that makes working intelligently faster and easier.
140450 -
140451 -        Knowledge is a lot of hard work using conventional tools,
140452 -        because a lot of cognitive overhead is requires investing time
140453 -        for creating links, opening links, and constructing
140454 -        organization that makes daily working information useful.
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140457 -  ..
140458 - Comments would also be helpful on case study from Gary's letter on
140459 - 041110 asking about...
140460 -
140461 -             Gary has not commented on these issues...
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140463 -    1.  Frustration causes anger about
140464 -        extended time ("cognitive
140465 -        overhead") that makes people
140466 -        give up on transformation to
140467 -        disruptive technology; requires
140468 -        consistent effort moderating
140469 -        communication to maintain
140470 -        progress............................. 041110, ref SDS 6 GP4N
140472 -         ..
140473 -    2.  Familiar tasks provide an
140474 -        intellectual bridge between
140475 -        2 worlds; introduce customers
140476 -        to SDS tasks for new way of
140477 -        working intelligently................ 041110, ref SDS 6 VO4H
140479 -         ..
140480 -    3.  New SDS tasks for intelligence
140481 -        support are not familiar and so
140482 -        seem counterintuitive................ 041110, ref SDS 6 FO3H
140484 -         ..
140485 -    4.  Agendas for meetings are
140486 -        familiar management tasks
140487 -        that are fast, easy and
140488 -        improved by SDS...................... 041110, ref SDS 6 O74O
140490 -         ..
140491 -    5.  Follow up tracking and performing
140492 -        action items on meetings are
140493 -        familiar tasks SDS supports
140494 -        better than other methods............ 041110, ref SDS 6 KM4Q
140496 -         ..
140497 -    6.  Like tractors were not for
140498 -        grandfather at the dawn of the
140499 -        20th century, SDS is not for
140500 -        everyone at the dawn of 21st
140501 -        century, but many groups can
140502 -        benefit; marketing finds and
140503 -        fosters early adopters for
140504 -        disruptive technology................ 041110, ref SDS 6 KP3P
140506 -         ..
140507 -    7.  Growing customers by providing
140508 -        new experience using a new way
140509 -        of working intelligently with
140510 -        SDS work product..................... 041110, ref SDS 6 KP5U
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140901 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Gary linked to this record notifying that
140902 - an update of SDS is on the Internet, per above. ref SDS 0 6H5O
140904 -  ..
140905 - The letter says...
140906 -
140907 -    1.  There is an update on the Internet for SDS, explained in the
140908 -        record today. ref SDS 0 6H5O
140910 -         ..
140911 -    2.  If time permits, please comment on "cognitive overhead," as
140912 -        further set out in the record today. ref SDS 0 SL8N
140913 -
140914 -             Gary commented the next day in an email on the explanation
140915 -             of cognitive overhead in NWO by saying simply...
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140917 -                        Reads well.
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140920 -    3.  By copy, giving a few others a chance to comment.
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SUBJECTS
Cognitive Overhead Burden of Time to Organize Information for IBIS G

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170502 - Cognitive Overhead Peer Review Requested Jeff Conklin
170503 -
170504 - Follow up ref SDS 12 NG5J, ref SDS 9 0000.
170505 -
170506 - This follows up a letter to Jeff on 030317. ref SDS 4 IV5F
170507 -
170508 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0001 to Jeff Conklin saying...
170509 -
170510 -    1.  A student asked for input on a school project to explain
170511 -        cognitive overhead, evidently upon referral by you, ref DIT 2
170512 -        0001, shown in the record on 050517. ref SDS 12 NG5J
170514 -         ..
170515 -    2.  Don't know if my work can help him, but made reference to NWO,
170516 -        ref SDS 12 HE4O, which includes examples, and some discussion
170517 -        of metrics, as he requested.  Incidentally, metrics for
170518 -        cognition in a management, or knowledge, setting present
170519 -        interesting issues. ref DIT 2 EK6G
170521 -         ..
170522 -    3.  I think in an odd way, "cognitive overhead" relates to an
170523 -        earlier request received a few months ago. ref DIT 2 LK7F  On
170524 -        050322 Andrew Campbell at Oxford asked for analysis of
170525 -        "Presencing."  Review found minimal common ground between SDS
170526 -        and presencing, ref SDS 9 0001, except Senge seems to view
170527 -        Presencing as supporting "commitment," and God knows getting
170528 -        the "overhead" done to augment cognition takes commitment.
170529 -        ref SDS 9 KK3M
170531 -         ..
170532 -    4.  In any case, Andrew's inquiry led to consideration of placing
170533 -        KM, project management, cognitive overhead, organizational
170534 -        memory, Com Metrics, intelligence support, et al, in a broader
170535 -        context of transformation from information to a culture of
170536 -        knowledge.  Thus, commitment to perform overhead tasks might be
170537 -        a useful thing.  Indeed, one might say that religion imbues
170538 -        people at large with commitment to perform the "overhead" that
170539 -        holds the center of civilization. ref DIT 2 9L8J
170541 -         ..
170542 -    5.  Working these ideas into NWO requires finding a place for
170543 -        "meditation," and by extension prayer and religion, in a theory
170544 -        of knowledge based on cognitive science. ref DIT 2 BL9J
170546 -         ..
170547 -    6.  If time permits, comments would be appreciated on the
170548 -        explanation of meditation", ref DIT 2 XL9O - about 10 para down
170549 -        to the para that begins "Thinking through writing." ref OF 15
170550 -        LA9O
170552 -         ..
170553 -    7.  Also, comments on the explanation of "cognitive overhead" would
170554 -        be most appreciated, ref OF 1 LH6K, about 10 para down to "How
170555 -        then to make the transition..." ref DIT 2 EM4M
170556 -
170557 -            [On 060129 met Jeff at Doug's 81st birthday party; he
170558 -            indicated having tried to submit comments, but his letter
170559 -            bounced back. ref SDS 16 QO4N
170561 -             ..
170562 -            [On 060201 resubmitted letter dated 050523 asking Jeff for
170563 -            comments on "meditation" and "cognitive overhead."
170564 -            ref SDS 17 0001
170566 -             ..
170567 -            [On 060213 Jeff plans to comment on NWO. ref SDS 18 PL4L
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170570 -    8.  By copy will ask Andrew to comment as well on the cognitive
170571 -        overhead explanation. ref DIT 2 00W2
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