Douglas Rushkoff Makes the Digital Economy Work for You
The social theorist on why new technologies are ushering in a paradigm shift, and how the transition will redefine how business is done.
Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Art Kleiner, Douglas Rushkoff | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Economics
Douglas Rushkoff
Innovations from call waiting to the remote control to the DVR have given us the ability to break into conversations, change channels, or fast-forward through stories. This challenges our sense of continuity as well as our dependence on linear stories to create meaning
Content: Quotation | Author: Douglas Rushkoff | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Storytelling
Douglas Rushkoff
The Industrial Age was based on a new relationship with time. Instead of paying people for the things they produced, we began to pay people for their time. The Industrial Age also brought a new kind of time-based money. In order to transact, merchants and companies needed to borrow coin, and then pay it back with interest. In a sense, it is money with a … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Douglas Rushkoff | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Economics, History, Money, Time Management