If you ask people's ideas about technology, you'll get a mixed bag of answers. Ranging from outright fascination, through perfect indifference, to utter scepticism. What you won't get, though, is a clear expression of what technology is at its core.
Tag: purpose
From a macro perspective
If you want to investigate the development of humankind, don't be shy, do it at a truly global scale. And why not begin with, say, the end of the last ice age, some 16,000 years ago? Too ambitious? Well, that is exactly the approach that Ian Morris took in "Why the West Rules – For Now".
A working definition …
As a first waypoint on this journey, I sense that it is helpful to reflect on how I intend to use the term "innovation" in the course of the evolving discussion. Today, I offer a working definition.
understanding innovation 