Category: Gossip versus Ratio

Are we humans still ‘top dog’ in this brave new world of massive IT?

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What is the information revolution doing to us humans? A very condensed journey from essences of digital technology and human intelligence to the role of talk, trust and the impact of IT — especially social media — on society. We are most intelligent on the planet, but that is a relative measure. Our intelligence has serious weaknesses, some of which the IT revolution is now making painfully visible. We must hope that we're intelligent enough to accept that we're not very intelligent. That may be an even more difficult paradigm shift than Copernicus' or Darwin's.

Perspectives on the Information Revolution

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What is the information revolution doing to us humans? A very condensed journey from essences of digital technology and human intelligence to the role of talk, trust and the impact of IT on society.

Master or Servant? Are We Humans Still ‘Top Dogs’ in This Brave New World of Massive IT?

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I'm speaking at the free online BILT conference on Nov 19 21:00 CET. Title: Master or Servant? Are We Humans Still 'Top Dog' in This Brave New World of Massive IT?

Gossip, Trust and the Information Revolution (‘value’ vs. ‘values’)

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Our massive use of IT (the information revolution with its information inertia and its fast but stupid behaviour) is enabling our innate behaviour to surge against our learned behaviour and that is severely damaging the social structures we humans have created. Why is this happening and what can we do about it?