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Can Activity 
Streams
Free Us From 
The Office?
The Real Scoop on
on Mobile Activity Streams
David Lavenda
© 2013 by harmon.ie All rights reserved
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David Lavenda
harmon.ie, VP Product Strategy
Fast Company Contributor
Information Overload Researcher
davidl@harmon.ie
dlavenda
dlavenda
www.slideshare.net/dlavenda
http://www.fastcompany.com/user/david‐lavenda
Information Overload
in The Mobile Enterprise
Is Information
Overload New?
Source: Standage, Tom, The Victorian Internet
What is the
Information
Overload
Problem? 
0
5
10
15
20
25
1985‐1994 2000‐2009
Perceived Causes of Information Overload 
Email / CMCS Internet / News Digital Content Traditional Content Decision inputs
Personal Communications Short Attention Span Finding information Org structure changes
N=82 Source: D. Lavenda research
What’s Causing the Problem?
Why is this
important
47%of respondents said
information collection
distracts them from their 
main responsibilities
Source: Reuters Survey, “Dying for Information”
http://old.cni.org/regconfs/1997/ukoln‐content/repor~13.html
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3
believe that
important decisions were
Nearly
delayed and adversely affected 
due to much information
Source: Reuters Survey, “Dying for Information”
http://old.cni.org/regconfs/1997/ukoln‐content/repor~13.html
2
3
of managers believe 
information overload causes 
loss of job satisfaction
Source: Reuters Survey, “Dying for Information”
http://old.cni.org/regconfs/1997/ukoln‐content/repor~13.html
2
3
believe it
damaged personal relationships
Source: Reuters Survey, “Dying for Information”
http://old.cni.org/regconfs/1997/ukoln‐content/repor~13.html
1
3
believe it had
damaged their health
Source: Reuters Survey, “Dying for Information”
http://old.cni.org/regconfs/1997/ukoln‐content/repor~13.html
Why is it
Different 
This time
Cloud Mobile Social Standards Smart sensors
Technology
We are compelled to respond 
to requests at all times
Inability to separate work 
and leisure
No downtime 
Unable to recover from work
We have a perception of 
loss of control 
mobility is 
awful 
YUCK!!
mobility is 
great
WOW!
Can Activity Streams 
Free us from
Information 
Overload?
Social Network Activity Streams
Activity Streams 
a list of (recent) events about a person, group, or topic. 
A person ‘follows’ other people or applications to track 
relevant activities.
John G. is following a new colleague, Adrian S.
Activity Streams 
Angela Cooper shared a picture
a list of (recent) events about a person, group, or topic. 
A person ‘follows’ other people or applications to track 
relevant activities.
Activity Streams 
Bob Mullins closed a deal with Acme for $300K.
a list of (recent) events about a person, group, or topic. 
A person ‘follows’ other people or applications to track 
relevant activities.
Activity Streams 
Deborah Nielsen updated the document 
“Proposal for Zimble.docx”
a list of (recent) events about a person, group, or topic. 
A person ‘follows’ other people or applications to track 
relevant activities.
Email Activity Streams
Why Are 
Activity 
Streams 
Different?
Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/1825915/email‐crushing‐us‐can‐activity‐streams‐free‐us
Enterprise
Activity Streams
Activity Streams Present 
New Challenges
Each Application Produces an Activity Stream
Each Activity Stream Tells Only Part of the Story
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Some Applications Don’t 
Produce Streams
Are We Back to
Square One ?
Produce Streams
Reeling in 
information 
overload
http://www.fastcompany.com/3002467/7‐time‐proven‐strategies‐dealing‐information‐overload
No need toNo need to
Reinvent the 
Wheel
Reinvent the 
Wheel
Two Time‐Proven Strategies
for Dealing With
Information overload
Aggregation 
(Queuing)
Information Overload - Can Activity Streams Help?
But Aggregation Can Create a
‘Stream of Unconsciousness’
Context (Filtering)
Context means relevance
Context
• Location
• Time
• Social Interactions
• Interests (topics)
• History
• Sensors
• Image Recognition
• Emotion and Sentiment
Location
Time
Social Interactions
Social Interactions
History / Topics of Interest
Image Recognition ‐ Consumer Application
Image Recognition
Sensors
Sensors
Emotion and Sentiment
Smart‐scroll 
Smart‐pause
The Future Enterprise
Source: http://funnydank.com/funny‐pictures‐animals‐funny‐animals‐pictures‐animals‐of‐the‐heroes
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David Lavenda
harmon.ie, VP Product Strategy
Fast Company Contributor
Information Overload Researcher
davidl@harmon.ie
dlavenda
dlavenda
www.slideshare.net/dlavenda
http://www.fastcompany.com/user/david‐lavenda

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