The Hound of Hell
This our reality: the Machine and the Mechanical Hound.
This our reality: the Machine and the Mechanical Hound.
A storm is blowing us apart. And as was experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we feel a pervasive sense of displacement, of being refugees in our own country, of living in the space before and after the imposed transformation of our culture.
A recent trip to a modern eatery has me wondering about our digital destiny. Last Sunday I visited a “Test Kitchen” in my area. There, under a single roof, three separate kitchens offered three different low-priced menus. I had lots of choices, as shown on the order touch screen. I poked out my choices and…
“Community digitalization holds unprecedented promise. The tools, values, and organizational paradigms that constitute and follow from digitalization enable human enterprise to be organized better, differently.” “The promise of digitalization won’t be realized automatically; it will require a massive collaboration across societal stakeholders.” Bas Boorsma, quoted above, offers the promise of a better tomorrow by fostering…