David Weinberger
David Weinberger is an American author, technologist, and business consultant. He is best known for his books on the emergence of the world wide web, including the classic The Cluetrain Manifesto. He has also written extensively about the impact of technology, the Internet, and Big Data on our society, culture, politics, and economy.
Weinberger is a leading voice in the discourse around digital technology and its potential. He has lectured and written extensively on the changes brought by the Internet, both in terms of convenience and complexity; on how the web has changed the way concepts, ideas, and information are shared and processed; and on how technology scales, providing both opportunities and challenges. He has done groundbreaking work in the field of knowledge management, synthesizing large amounts of complex information into effective endings.
Weinberger began his career as a journalist, and since then has focused on the implications of technology, the Internet, and Big Data on business and society. He is the co-author of several books, including The Cluetrain Manifesto and Everything is Miscellaneous, which explores the challenges posed by digital culture and the changing nature of knowledge in the digital age. He is also the author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined, a book which encourages technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and designers to think about the implications of new technologies for individuals, businesses, and communities.
Weinberger is an active lecturer, sharing his expertise in the areas of technology, business, knowledge management, and culture. He has been featured in the more than 220 keynote addresses, workshop sessions, and panel discussions at conferences and events such as Internet@Schools in Arlington Virginia, the Digital Disruptors Forum in Los Angeles, and SXSW in Austin. As well, he’s been a keynote speaker at the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security Conference in Vienna.
Weinberger is also a Senior Researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the co-founder of Evanalytics, a consultancy that provides data-driven strategic advice to corporations and nonprofits. He is on the Advisory Board of the Conatus Network, which focuses on delivering new strategies for the public sector to manage digital risk.
Weinberger’s most recent book is Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren’t the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room. It explores the concept of “dark knowledge”, or the idea that much of what people know and understand can’t be articulated or stored — it’s really impossible to understand the whole of it. The book speaks to how our current system of knowledge makes us rather myopic and forces us to rely on specialists, and how we can create new ways of understanding and sharing information.
Weinberger’s work is highly influential for anyone in the know about digital trends. His deep understanding of digital technology and its impact on business, knowledge, and culture provides valuable insights for anyone looking to understand the changing digital landscape and the ways in which knowledge creation, processing, and management are rapidly transforming.
