The Knowledge Worker: integrating, manipulating,

creating... stuff

Brian Wee, Ph.D.Congressional and Federal Agency Liaison

NEON, Inc.

An article in “The Atlantic” 1945 titled “As you may think”

“Science has provided the swiftest communication between individuals…...”

“There is a growing mountain of research. But there is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends. The investigator is staggered by the findings and conclusions of thousands of other workers…”

Vennevar Bush (1890 – 1974)Instrumental to the creation of NSF

Peter Drucker first coined the term “Knowledge Worker” circa

1959

Alvin Toffler on the post-industrial society based on knowledge as a

resource (1984)

Psychiatrist Scientist Forensics Expert

Examples of Knowledge Workers

Documentation Evangelist

Knowledge Workers Among Us

Education Evangelist

Bar crawl leader and all-around

nice guy… I mean… ESIP

President

Other knowledge workers…

Effects of fire

Adaptation is here to stay… it ain’t goin’ away…

Our critical knowledge workers of the future

Observations to Data to Information to Assessments to Decisions

ObservationsModels

Calibrated data

Atlases

Data products

Scientific literature

Assessment Reports

Legislation

Policy Briefs

Enforcement

Compliance monitoring

The Architecture