Reframing Technology
Reframing Technology

Author: Kent Hufford

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2024-07-22

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 3111396479

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For over a hundred years, technological change has been framed using a simple narrative: technology drives history. Reframing Technology challenges this idea of technological determinism through metahistorical and literary analyses that locate the birth of contingent frameworks in the historiography of technology in and around the 1930s. The book also traces how the formal discipline of the History of Technology was remarkably preconfigured by four North American authors who were not professional historians, Thorstein Veblen, Stuart Chase, Lewis Mumford, and Marshall McLuhan. They are considered as a continuum and are put in dialogue despite their training in different disciplines. Their work is then linked up with the emergence of formal and institutional inquiry into narratives of technology at the end of the twentieth century. The ideas in the book are applied to current discussions about the future of technology and artificial intelligence. The book’s main argument is that, as the authors listed above suggest, we need to think beyond "the machine," and reframe technology as a cultural practice, rather than thinking of it as an object or a tool.

Reframing Consciousness
Reframing Consciousness

Author: Roy Ascott

Publisher: Intellect (UK)

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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This discussion on the interaction between art, science and technology works through the territories of interactive media and artificial life, combining with them ideas about creativity and personal identity.

Cyber Commerce Reframing
Cyber Commerce Reframing

Author: Uwe G. Seebacher

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 3540247203

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The goal of this book is to create awareness for a change in mind-set that we will all have to face and go through. The necessity for this new mind set is being driven by the situation that a completely new business world, a new reality, is being created at the point where the phenomenon commonly referred to as the "new economy" converges with the well-known old economy. During the very late 1990s, this new reality was being driven by an almost incredible increase in yields in the financial markets, where conventional but value-driven and stable stocks such as Philip Morris, General Electric, or Bayer, did not attract as many investors as before - if we can call some of them investors at all. Companies in the high-tech or the new market segments are all part of the new economy. This new economy has created new business ideas, business models, and a new reality, in which chief executive officers (CEOs) were in the mid twenties and had basically no clue as to what real business is and how much a dollar counts. Now, as this convergence is happening, the painful reality and the business rules of the old economy get us back down to earth. The CEOs become more senior, business plans are validated more carefully, and just having the famous ". com" in your company name does not get you any further or lead you to any of required money.

Reframing Financial Literacy
Reframing Financial Literacy

Author: Thomas A. Lucey

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1617357219

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Scholarship related to financial and consumer education largely concerns itself with the acquisition, management, and growth of financial resources. In a global setting that witnesses increasing competition for natural resources, along with diminishing appreciation for human rights, a challenge for financial and consumer educators involves developing foundation for bettering individual wealth in manners that respect all members of a global society. Reframing Financial Literacy fills this need by providing literature that examines a broad view of financial literacy by connecting financial practice with issues of citizenship, along with personal and professional identity. It relates these issues to educational theory and practice to provide the reader with information about the relevance of improving social worth, while bettering financial wealth. Boasting 14 previously unpublished chapters from an international slate of authors, and classroom adaptable lesson plans for each chapter, Reframing Financial Literacy will interest both teachers and researchers with its exciting classroom activities and its provocative content. This is a must work that no education professional should be without.

"Reframe Your Mind for Clearer Thinking and Decision-Making" e-book

Author: e-Publications

Publisher: Red Dot Publications

Published: 2023-10-06

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13:

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Reframe Your Mind for Clearer Thinking and Decision-Making is an exceptional guide that navigates the intricate landscape of personal development, memory enhancement, and cognitive empowerment. Inspired by the enlightening discussion in this chat, this book places a spotlight on the pivotal role of reframing negative thought patterns into powerful, positive insights. Within the pages of this meticulously crafted guide, you will uncover a treasure trove of wisdom and actionable strategies. It underscores the significance of thought reframing as a catalyst for transformation in the face of life's challenges. The book equips readers with practical techniques to transcend limiting beliefs, cultivating a growth mindset that fuels personal growth and accomplishment. The journey commences with unraveling the mysteries of memory improvement, offering techniques that amplify retention and recall. It recognizes that memory is the cornerstone of effective decision-making and provides methods to optimize cognitive function. By implementing these strategies, readers can reduce decision fatigue and make informed choices with crystal-clear clarity and unwavering confidence. Reframe Your Mind for Clearer Thinking and Decision-Making transcends the boundaries of conventional self-help literature. It doesn't just impart tools to enhance productivity and well-being; it ushers in a profound transformation in how you perceive and approach personal growth. As you immerse yourself in the book, you'll encounter thought reframes that challenge negative thinking patterns and illuminate the path toward a brighter, more optimistic perspective. These reframes serve as guiding stars, illustrating the profound power of shifting one's viewpoint. Through the pages of Reframe Your Mind for Clearer Thinking and Decision-Making, you embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and personal growth. This guide is your unwavering companion, providing the knowledge and actionable steps necessary to unlock your full potential, surmount challenges, and lead a life characterized by fulfillment and equilibrium. e-book 290 pages

A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology

Author: Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 1118394232

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Drawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology’s impact on society and our lives. Presents the first complete, authoritative reference work in the field Organized thematically for use both as a full introduction to the field or an encyclopedic reference Draws on original essays from leading interdisciplinary scholars Features the most up-to-date and cutting edge research in the interdisciplinary fields of philosophy, technology, and their broader intellectual environments

Reframing Spiritual Formation
Reframing Spiritual Formation

Author: Edward H. Hammett

Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781573123754

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Reframing Spiritual Formation takes seriously the realities of an increasingly secular, pluralistic and spiritually thirsty population base most churches face with fear, yet are called to reach and disciple. Hammett provides succinct overviews of the challenges and opportunities these realities bring to the doors of churches and their leaders. His primary focus is on facilitative questions and practical ideas for discipling the churched and the unchurched who are seeking grounding and meaning in this rapidly changing world.

Reframing Business
Reframing Business

Author: Richard Normann

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2001-07-10

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780471485575

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1983 veröffentlichte Dr. Richard Norman das erste Buch, das einen integrativen Ansatz zum Management von Dienstleistungsunternehmen beschrieb. Sein neues Buch "Reframing Business" behandelt einen neuen strategischen Ansatz, der davon ausgeht, dass Unternehmen in der Lage sein müssen, Geschäftsprozesse und Geschäftsabwicklung zu überdenken, um auch in Zukunft wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben. Hierzu ist es notwendig, dass sie Ideen, Konzepte und Modelle in die Praxis umsetzen können. Norman stellt hier neue Geschäftsmodelle vor und zeigt Unternehmen, wie sie ihre Abläufe neu strukturieren und die sich hieraus ergebenden neuen Möglichkeiten nutzen können.

Technology and the Making of Experimental Film Culture
Technology and the Making of Experimental Film Culture

Author: Powers

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 019768338X

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The Bolex camera, 16mm reversal film stocks, commercial film laboratories, and low-budget optical printers were the small-gauge media technologies that provided the infrastructure for experimental filmmaking at the height of its cultural impact. Technology and the Making of Experimental Film Culture examines how the avant-garde embraced these material resources and invested them with meanings and values adjacent to those of semiprofessional film culture. By reasserting the physicality of the body in making time-lapse and kinesthetic sequences with the Bolex, filmmakers conversed with other art forms and integrated broader spheres of humanistic and scientific inquiry into their artistic process. Drawing from the photographic qualities of stocks such as Tri-X and Kodachrome, they discovered pliant metaphors that allowed them to connect their artistic practice to metaphysics, spiritualism, and Hollywood excess. By framing film labs as mystical or adversarial, they cultivated an oppositionality that valorized control over the artistic process. And by using the optical printer as a tool for excavating latent meaning out of found footage, they posited the reworking of images as fundamental to the exploration of personal and cultural identity. Providing a wealth of new detail about the making of canonized avant-garde classics by such luminaries as Carolee Schneemann, Jack Smith, and Stan Brakhage, as well as rediscovering works from overlooked artists such as Chick Strand, Amy Halpern, and Gunvor Nelson, Technology and the Making of Experimental Film Culture uses technology as a lens for examining the process of making: where ideas come from, how they are put into practice, and how arguments about those ideas foster cultural and artistic commitments and communities.

Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development
Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development

Author: Hannakaisa Isomäki

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-10-12

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1849963479

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Modern society has been transformed by the digital convergence towards a future where technologies embed themselves into the fabric of everyday life. This ongoing merging of social and technological infrastructures provides and necessitates new possibilities to renovate past notions, models and methods of information systems development that accommodates humans as actors within the infrastructure. This shift introduces new possibilities for information systems designers to fulfil more and more everyday functions, and to enhance their value and worth to the user. Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development aims to reframe the phenomenon of human-centered development of information systems by connecting scientific constructs produced within the field of information systems which has recently provided a plethora of multidisciplinary user views, without explicitly defining clear constructs that serve the IS field in particular. IS researchers, practitioners and students would benefit from Reframing Humans in Information Systems Development as the book provides a comprehensive view to various human-centered development methods and approaches. The representatives of the fields of Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Supported Collaborative Work will also find this book an excellent resource. A theoretical handbook and collection of practical experiences, are included along with critical discussions of the utilization methods in ISD and their implications with some interconnecting commentary viewpoints.