Is scanning important?

Tony Karrer and Michele Martin have been throwing out lots of ideas on their new Work Literacy site (”Work Literacy is a network of individuals, companies and organizations who are interested in learning, defining, mentoring, teaching and consulting on the frameworks, skills, methods and tools of modern knowledge work.”). A recent post - (Is scanning important: “Scanning is very important to me and occupies a fair amount of my time. I consider it essential to staying on the forefront. When I begin to work with a new client, I often set up various scanning activities for me to be in a continuous learning mode around their world.”