Out-of-the-box

Abstract

Whilst my objective in Out-of-the-Box is to discuss the exciting new technologies set to transform our lives, we are never far from the real story which is about people. It is people who are variously flummoxed, fooled, facilitated or fascinated by the (technological) tools they use. Indeed the best definition of advanced technology is the technology that was introduced after you started work. There is a heady pace of technology advancement and a recurrent theme of the tensions as the technology clock and human clock move out of sync.

In this article I take a look back at around half a professional life and, in a performance coach review, look at what we have achieved to help calibrate the challenges ahead. The centrepiece of this story is one of the editors of Business Information Review – Sandra Ward. Our joint history suggests the interleaved prospects for information science and information technology and the shape of things to come.