We are all familiar with the kinds of transforming trends that I have cited and many of us are making changes within our organizations to address them. Empower Understand the core capabilities of one's organization, work group and colleagues. It seems obvious now that we can never be certain about the future. We need to move forward with the spirit of the pioneers. We need to be ready to take on whatever comes our way.
Some industry analysts say that long-range strategic planning is a waste of time.
Even a five-year plan is inappropriate in our present environment. One or two years is about as far out as we can predict. In this new future, one in which we really do not know where we will end up, the information professional often takes on the role of expedition guide. We have to see ourselves pioneering new knowledge frontiers. We can be the physical guides, the procedural guides and the intellectual guides to knowledge resources in various formats.