Richard Eskrow critically explores the commercially-driven search for wisdom in silicon valley in the article "
Buying Wisdom: The art of mindful networking". Certainly, any investigation of how technology could better support qualities like wisdom will be vulnerable to misguidance unless these investigations are well grounded in scientific rigour. Our challenge in the next few years will be to build a framework for positive computing which allows it to progress as a rigorous field of academic research independent of commercial drivers.
One of the issue that would confront wisdom when related to scientific investigation is it cannot be measured. Wisdom is unquantifiable. Unless an indicator is assigned then it can be measured. For instance the wisdom of affiliating with a legitimate business may have an indicator of having an active and proven track record of online business directory.
ReplyDeleteDoes it also include income protection in the building of framework for positive computing? Because if it does then, it will be very helpful for those individuals having difficulty managing or spending their salary well.
ReplyDelete-Hugh Parizeau
Hi Hugh
ReplyDeleteFunny that you mentioned that. In the UK the national curriculum requires a subject called Personal, Social, Health and *Economic* Education. Learning to manage their spending is part of the curriculum, therefore one would expect learning technologies to be developed to support this aspect of the curriculum (but I don't know of any)
More about this:
http://www.pshe-association.org.uk/content.aspx?CategoryID=1038
Rafa
One of the business wisdom that most companies do follow is a good enterprise resource plan. This kind of strategy has really helped them to be at the apex of their game.
ReplyDeleteLouis Crawford