We are producing data on a massive scale that is fast polluting our working environments and also encroaching into our personal lives. Many businesses are taking action now to reverse this trend, just as organisations took measures to reduce environmental pollution after the industrial revolution The ‘tablet’ be it the iPad or the Android tablet is already becoming a widely used device in the world of business. None more so than in the world of learning and performance support. As we suffer from information overload, people are now looking for simple ways of accessing concise and relevant information at the point or time of need. The tablet, with its 10 inch screen – which has great multi-media capacity – and easy access to Apps is at the forefront of this information revolution. Apps are already beginning to stem the flow of information overload – as they place information into accessible visible containers. According to the French information technology company Atos – middle managers spend 25% of their time searching for information. Apps, with their container structure, are enabling business users to strip away some of the information noise and allow them to refocus on the job in-hand. Aside from the [...]