Posts Tagged ‘part3’

Anchored Information If access is sufficient, possession is unnecessary. If custody establishes where information naturally belongs, and permission governs how others may legitimately access it, a further principle follows. Restraint. Restraint asks us to distinguish between what an organisation needs to know and what it needs to possess. For generations, we have assumed that legitimate…

Control Control is not the opposite of trust. It is one of its foundations. If individuals are the natural custodians of the paperwork and important documents that underpin their lives, an important question follows. How should others legitimately interact with information they do not possess? The answer begins with permission. Permission transforms access from an…

Custody Responsibility begins by asking where something naturally belongs. The paperwork and important documents that underpin our lives are different from most information. They travel with us throughout our lives. They establish who we are, record what we have achieved, protect our interests and provide evidence of the people, possessions and responsibilities that matter to…