Doing rather than knowing

I like Amy's distinction between information and knowledge. (Although Nancy's not so sure.) Amy's advice to "Think verbs, not nouns" appeals because verbs are doing words and the shifting meaning of knowledge links knowledge to performativity—what knowledge can do.

Diana Oblinger in her paper Boomers, Gen-Xers & Millennials: Understanding the "New Students" quotes Jason Frand's ten attributes of an information-age mindset. This one seemed to have particular relevance:

Doing is more important than knowing. Knowledge is no longer perceived to be the ultimate goal, particularly in light of the fact that the half-life of information is so short. Results and actions are considered more important than the accumulation of facts.