During the Covid-19 virus crisis, the dominant message across the globe is: the behavior of individuals’ affects the well-being of society. We must therefore isolate, minimize social contact and practice social distancing. This as we know is effective in reducing the virus spread but it is impacting on our economy. Both the virus spread and
I previously wrote a post about feedback loops being all around us but the other day I was confronted by the enormity of self induced feedback loops. I was particularly shocked by the complete lack of awareness that we have when imposing these feedback loop on ourselves. By being unaware we are not harnessing the
The Iowa Gambling Task, demonstrated human’s capacity to know something before they are consciously or logically aware of it. In this experiment there were four decks of cards, two black and two red. These were presented face down and the player was given $2000 play money. The object of the exercise was for the participant
I was working on my book last night and as I was writing I my thoughts on motivation I realised that I should put this bit up as a post because on one hand it is so obvious but on the other humans tend to marginalise its importance. I think, particularly in the digital environment,
Feedback loops are everywhere! People use them for ordinary tasks like getting to work on time or complex tasks like fitting into society. Our ability to take feedback information in a constructive way can help us reach our objective more rapidly. More importantly our ability to manage technology to provide feedback information in a constructive
Does using Technology expand your brain? When I began researching digital engagement I found there was an elusive element that could not completely be applied to commonly accepted theories. I consistently found that popular theories only partially explained what I was witnessing as digital engagement. I eventually came across cybernetics, which tends to be dismissed
Download the following Article to see how technology presents as both the solution and the problem. Download the Article ‘Technology Solution or Problem?’ (515kb) Sadly, most of those who are victims of technology are not even aware that it is a problem. And many of those who have found the solution have implemented the solution so
Everything is connected. See for yourself! I was looking for recipe on the Net when I came across this uTube clip. I was mesmerised by the three rattling skeletons as they gyrated in preparation for the music. As the singing started I noticed my focus changing to the fluidity of each independent figure but at
Being ‘systems aware’ is important to your success. Click to download the article ‘Society, Systems and You!’ (283kb) Society is a system, made up of systems that are in themselves made of systems. Society is therefore a product of nested systems and increasingly these systems are being affected (disturbed) by technology. Like the grains of sand