More than four years have elapsed since I first wrote about what I called the Structured-Unstructured Information Continuum, and the Data-Information-Knowledge Continuum. Both articles described the nature of information and how humans consume it.

This is a long awaited discussion about the value of information. I shall cover the key points here and our readers are more than welcome to contact me to discuss the topic further.

The value of information is, and always will be, determined by outcomes. Information’s value is not intrinsic as some pundits seem to believe. Rather, its value is extrinsic and derived from its application, or misapplication as the case may be.

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