When thinking about roles at work, maybe it is worth thinking about fantasy. Indeed, the idea of ‘what role do you play’ implies something about imaginary drama – about the play- within-the play. At a conference in Elsinore in Denmark, I attended a socio drama workshop. The session was led by Ron Weiner. He described us to each other as ‘each…
Bryan Appleyard The Digital Generation (RSA Journal Winter 2011) discusses the points of view of cyber skeptics and cyber utopians – on the role, value and ethics of ‘immersive’ technologies. Especially relevant to our theme is his discussion of the ‘design ethics’ of gadgets and systems, and visions (commercial and political) of machines and information systems that can ‘change our lives from…
I want to think about information – since information seems is a part of what gets exchanged in intimate exchange, and intimate innovation. We live in an information age; information – especially words and images – flood back and forth, ranked, valued and sorted by how much they mean to us – how much evidence of connection is embedded in…
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