Tom Goodwin: We Are Addicted to New Technology

Why are humans so addicted to new technology? We race to embrace that latest technological development even when it makes a task more difficult. We ignore the inefficiency we just created whilst marvelling at our engineering prowess! Tom Goodwin points out and corrects these errors in judgement in his work as a consultant, speaker, author and presenter to organisations where the C Suite are at risk of burning resources on adolescent implementations of technology. In a way it's understandable because being more outlandish is the only way futurists and technologists gain enough attention and they have captured boardrooms of companies everywhere. Tom has a foundational belief of 'human first' and in this discussion we explored: The attraction of technological hyperbole Media is geared for attention seeking and outrage Commonwealth countries resist following the USA into divisive politics The road-centric society When a technology succeeds too rapidly Techno geeks and their brains that took over the world Building empathy into technology Restaurants that ruin themselves with technology Covid-19 excuses in call centres Are cryptocurrencies just technological indulgences? Elon Musk's enormous ego and dedication to free speech Twitter is not a traditional 'public square' The New Normal The pandemic lasted for different lengths of time for different people Questioning reality - are we all just Sims? The importance of working in an office (not from home) Fashionable 'tolerance' Beauty, difference and class structures Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/tom-goodwin-we-are-addicted-to-new-technology ------------------------------------- DISCERNABLE The Video Archive: https://discernable.io Prefer audio? Search for 'It Is Discernable' on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Join our Private Community: https://discernable.locals.com Purchase tickets (and replays) to our Town Halls: https://discernable.io/townhall TOM GOODWIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfgoodwin https://twitter.com/tomfgoodwin https://www.amazon.com.au/Digital-Darwinism-Surviving-Business-Disruption/dp/1398601942