James Drogan

By way of Smart Mobs I was led to I was led to an article titled In The Bubble: Designing in a Complex World. A snippet of the article follows.

We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World.

In may of my guest lectures I call to question that which Thackara asks.  Perhaps we are too technology driven as contrasted with technology enabled.   The symbiotic decision support systems of the late Prof.  Manheim also come to mind.

Sometimes the best technological decision is  simply to sharpen a pencil.