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Humans Turn Data into Wisdom
Humans evolve because they communicate. Once fire was discovered and shared, for example, it didn’t need to be rediscovered, only communicated. This principle of sharing information and building on discoveries can best be understood by examining how humans process data.
From bottom to top, the pyramid layers include data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. Data is the raw material that is processed into information. Individual data by itself is not very useful, but volumes of it, which will come from the Internet of Things, can identify trends and patterns. This and other sources of information then come together to form knowledge. Wisdom is then born from knowledge plus experience.
To learn more, read the newly released paper on the Internet of Things by Dave Evans, Cisco’s Chief Futurist. Also on the Cisco blog.
Humans Turn Data into Wisdom
Humans evolve because they communicate. Once fire was discovered and shared, for example, it didn’t need to be rediscovered, only communicated. This principle of sharing information and building on discoveries can best be understood by examining how humans process data.
From bottom to top, the pyramid layers include data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. Data is the raw material that is processed into information. Individual data by itself is not very useful, but volumes of it, which will come from the Internet of Things, can identify trends and patterns. This and other sources of information then come together to form knowledge. Wisdom is then born from knowledge plus experience.
To learn more, read the newly released paper on the Internet of Things by Dave Evans, Cisco’s Chief Futurist. Also on the Cisco blog.