Description
The rapid growth of our digital world has brought huge advantages - access to information anywhere, at any time, and the ability to communicate with colleagues, family and friends around the globe in real-time. But in other ways, the same technology has also disconnected us. Computers risk becoming less of a productivity tool and more like information firehoses, drowning us in a deluge of data that can keep us from doing meaningful, real work. The devices in our hands connect us like never before, but they vie for our attention to the point where they are beginning to disconnect us from the real world. In this book, Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft UK, argues that right now it feels like the machines are taking over but if we stop thinking about the digital deluge as a problem and instead see it as an incredible opportunity we will be able to redress the balance. Technology offers our society so much but it is up to us, the humans, to rise to that potential.
About the Author
Dave Coplin is the Chief Envisioning Officer for Microsoft UK and an established thought leader in the UK. He has worked across a wide range of industries and customers, providing strategic advice and guidance around the intersection of a modern society and technology both inside and outside of the world of work. Dave is passionate about turning the base metal of technology into valuable assets that affect the way we live, work and play and, in so doing, move the focus from the technology itself to the outcome it enables. His previous book, Business Reimagined, provided individuals and organisations with a view of a new working environment based on collaborative and flexible working and on technology that, used correctly, liberates rather than constrains. Dave has contributed to a range of media articles, conferences and forums all relating to the goal of making technology less "visible" and more "valuable" in our daily lives.
Reviews
'Thought-provoking book. This slim volume does some envisioning, giving you a more cheerful view of how to cope with the world of work and the flood of information than the usual headlines. It's also a good high-level survey of the research and writing on these areas, and it's written in a friendly and accessible style that doesn't assume you use any particular brand of technology, studded with personal anecdotes and discursions into what serendipity really means (it's more Sherlock Holmes that winning the lottery).' - Mary Branscombe, ZDNet 'Coplin's 130-odd pages will leave you fantastically well read.' - Simon Rockman, The Register 'Dave Coplin outlines how we can turn the threat of the "digital deluge" into a key organisational asset, creating a new generation of responsive organisations that are ready for the 21st century business world.' - Adam Pisoni, Co-founder and CTO at Yammer / CVP, Yammer Engineering, Microsoft 'I recommend that you switch off all electronic devices, devour this in one sitting, then lean back and ponder deeply.' - Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, author of Tired But Wired 'If you're working in or managing a workplace today you need to read The Rise of the Humans.' - Guy Clapperton, co-author of The Smarter Working Manifesto 'Overall, a great and timely book, worth reading and thought provoking.- - Katarina Nolte, blogger on Health, Food & Eco-Feminism
Book Information
ISBN 9780857194053
Author Dave Coplin
Format Paperback
Page Count 152
Imprint Harriman House Publishing
Publisher Harriman House Publishing
About the Author
Dave Coplin is the Chief Envisioning Officer for Microsoft UK and an established thought leader in the UK. He has worked across a wide range of industries and customers, providing strategic advice and guidance around the intersection of a modern society and technology both inside and outside of the world of work. Dave is passionate about turning the base metal of technology into valuable assets that affect the way we live, work and play and, in so doing, move the focus from the technology itself to the outcome it enables. His previous book, Business Reimagined, provided individuals and organisations with a view of a new working environment based on collaborative and flexible working and on technology that, used correctly, liberates rather than constrains. Dave has contributed to a range of media articles, conferences and forums all relating to the goal of making technology less "visible" and more "valuable" in our daily lives.
Reviews
'Thought-provoking book. This slim volume does some envisioning, giving you a more cheerful view of how to cope with the world of work and the flood of information than the usual headlines. It's also a good high-level survey of the research and writing on these areas, and it's written in a friendly and accessible style that doesn't assume you use any particular brand of technology, studded with personal anecdotes and discursions into what serendipity really means (it's more Sherlock Holmes that winning the lottery).' - Mary Branscombe, ZDNet 'Coplin's 130-odd pages will leave you fantastically well read.' - Simon Rockman, The Register 'Dave Coplin outlines how we can turn the threat of the "digital deluge" into a key organisational asset, creating a new generation of responsive organisations that are ready for the 21st century business world.' - Adam Pisoni, Co-founder and CTO at Yammer / CVP, Yammer Engineering, Microsoft 'I recommend that you switch off all electronic devices, devour this in one sitting, then lean back and ponder deeply.' - Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, author of Tired But Wired 'If you're working in or managing a workplace today you need to read The Rise of the Humans.' - Guy Clapperton, co-author of The Smarter Working Manifesto 'Overall, a great and timely book, worth reading and thought provoking.- - Katarina Nolte, blogger on Health, Food & Eco-Feminism
Book Information
ISBN 9780857194053
Author Dave Coplin
Format Paperback
Page Count 152
Imprint Harriman House Publishing
Publisher Harriman House Publishing
