This article by David Kirsh, which appeared in Intellectica, distinguishes supply related overload from demand side overload and how environments must be designed to minimize overload's negative consequences.
Information overload can be a particular danger in time-sensitive military operations.
Even the intellectually most advanced groups, the researchers, educators, managers and technologists, often feel overwhelmed by the changes in their domain. Too much of a good thing can hurt your job performance. By Jim Owen. CareerBuilder's Articles about the Workplace. Students will need a radically different skills array to negotiate this new information landscape.