In the Bubble Designing in a Complex World

Name: In the Bubble Designing in a Complex World
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ISBN: 9780262701150

ISBN-10: 0262701154

ISBN-13: 9780262701150

Edition: 2006 (Annotated)

Authors: John Thackara

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'In the Bubble' is a discussion of the role of technology in modern life, exploring specifically whether we should consider the anticipated benefits of a technological development before the product is launched. What is this stuff for, asks John Thackara? What value does it add to our lives?

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

John Thackara, described as a "design guru, critic and business provocateur" by Fast Company, is the Director of Doors of Perception, a design futures network based in Amsterdam and Bangalore. He is the author of Design after Modernism, Lost in Space: A Traveler's Tale, Winners! How Successful Companies Innovate by Design, and other books. Since 2002, he has authored the http://www.doorsofperception.com/ Doors of Perception blog and newsletter.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Lightness



Speed



Mobility



Locality



Situation



Conviviality



Learning



Literacy



Smartness



Flow


Notes


What to Read Next


Bibliography


Index