Comments on: Aphorisms – 6 & 7 http://publicstrategist.com/2009/11/aphorisms-6-7/ Working to make government work better Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:35:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jon H Ayre (The Enterprising Architect) http://publicstrategist.com/2009/11/aphorisms-6-7/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Jon H Ayre (The Enterprising Architect) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:35:42 +0000 http://publicstrategist.com/?p=816#comment-578 That second quote rings many bells for me. There is a tendency to gravitate towards technology as the answer to all problems, and then try to find out how it can be shoe-horned into the problem. The old "solution looking for a problem" syndrome is prevalent in modern society. However, knowledge of all aspects of the solution space (technology included) increases the probability of a person having one of those "eureka" moments where the various parts of the jigsaw suddenly fall into place. Ignorance of technology is as dangerous as hero worship, but knowledge of technology must be balanced with commercial, political and social awareness to avoid bias. Regards Jon H Ayre The Enterprising Architect That second quote rings many bells for me. There is a tendency to gravitate towards technology as the answer to all problems, and then try to find out how it can be shoe-horned into the problem. The old “solution looking for a problem” syndrome is prevalent in modern society.

However, knowledge of all aspects of the solution space (technology included) increases the probability of a person having one of those “eureka” moments where the various parts of the jigsaw suddenly fall into place. Ignorance of technology is as dangerous as hero worship, but knowledge of technology must be balanced with commercial, political and social awareness to avoid bias.

Regards
Jon H Ayre
The Enterprising Architect

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