In a philosophical mood, I could argue that the chief characteristic of wisdom is the ability to find hidden connections. When data is processed, it becomes information, and when elements of information are brought together in the right order at the right time, they become knowledge.

The transformation from knowledge to something even more powerful occurs in the ability to find connections between systems of knowledge, ways of knowing.

Did you even know that's where you were heading when you launched your career in information?

However we touch information, we have the opportunity to build contributions to knowledge and then to wisdom. Recent FUMSI articles, on such seemingly ordinary topics as information architecture and networking skills for career development, have glimmers of wisdom in them.

In her article on information architecture principles, Davina Gifford spots the congruencies between her training and experience as a librarian and the skills demanded in the intriguing field of information architecture. The role of the information architect is to lay the foundation for 'findability'. If that's not the objective of librarians, what is?

Stephanie Peckham also offers information professionals a way to leverage their skills in perhaps unexpected ways: while networking. Although info pros tend to be reluctant networkers, they have in fact the ideal skill set to excel in this career-critical activity: the ability to connect people with the information they need.

Davina and Stephanie both offer opportunities for developing wisdom - building connections between areas of knowledge that may seem, at first, to be unrelated.

You never know where wisdom will emerge. Sometimes it's driven by deliberate process. FreePint's research efforts, such as the current Copyright Policies and Practices project, are designed to collect information, analyse and report on it, and then build connections between what we learn about intellectual property challenges in the digital age and the needs of today's knowledge workers.

Sometimes it's less engineered. We're always delighted to exhibit at Online Information (taking place this week in London). The annual gathering gives our team a chance to spend time together as well as with contributors, subscribers and supporters. When we sit down for a coffee with a fan or contributor and unexpectedly find overlapping areas of interest, mutual friends or shared favourite resources, new wisdom is in the making.

Whether or not you can join us in London this week, we invite you to contribute to the FreePint Online Information 2009 Special Report. Share your wisdom from attending the event, or what you absorbed by following from afar.

But even further than what you learned at Online Information, we want you to share with us your seeds of wisdom for 2010. What products should we be reviewing in VIP? How are you learning differently about the demands for workers who can Find, Use, Manage and Share Information (FUMSI)? How can we best make connections with you and for you? Share your ideas with any of us, or via our online suggestion box (anonymously, if you wish).