Posted by Luke in 
Often we say when we are making decisions that we need ‘more’ information. As Clay Shirky said in something I watched once: it’s not about more information, it’s about better filtering. I think it’s about better perspectives, ideas and concepts. Yes that probably is more information but it’s filtered, tailored and well suited to your problem. Sometimes more information leads to confusion and this isn’t helpful.
What then?
More perspectives? How about better ideas? Why keep digging the metaphorical hole in the same place… try something else. Get somebody from outside the problem to come in and have a look. Quite often they will frame it in way you don’t expect. Sometimes we are coming from the completely wrong angle… this isn’t at all helpful either.
In the long run I suppose it would be easier to say that having more information would justify the amount of weight we put on the top of a organisation. Ultimately though, most of the time, better ideas will do. Wherever you can find them.
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