The Technology of Us: Getting to the heart of humanity in a technology-driven world

by Ken Tuchman

If automation was the mantra for technology to date, is humanization the calling for technology in the future? The Technology of Us is a discussion hosted by TeleTech that explores this question from the perspective of top intellectuals, scientists, designers and business innovators. This collection of essays and interviews demonstrates how technology is pushing humankind into a new stage of evolution, with as many massive implications for modern business as for our individual lives.For every CEO who aspires to build a truly great company in this new era, who wants a peek at the future of human innovation, this selection of stories will prove to be essential reading.The Technology of Us validates these ideas through a collection of essays, interviews and multimedia from TeleTech CEO Ken Tuchman as well as the following leaders and Gadi Amit, Founder of NewDealDesign, on a higher calling for technology driven by feeling and emotional intelligenceRachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at Newcastle University, on the opportunities to apply ‘natural computing’ to rethink how we engineer and design for tomorrow’s worldJanine Benyus, Biologist, innovation consultant and driver of the biomimicry movement, on biomimicry and its applications toward building sustainable products and processesErik Brynjolfsson, Author and director of the MIT Center for Digital Business, on the relationship we embark upon with Artificial Intelligence in this new worldLaura L. Carstensen, Founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, on the role of technology to extend our vitality and productivity in later yearsJohn Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, on how governments should catch up with businesses when it comes to engaging with and serving constituentsRandy Komisar, Partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, on an emerging approach to business that lies in valuing quality over quantityEric Ladizinsky, Co-founder and chief scientist of D-Wave Systems, on how quantum computing and AI will help usher in this new wave Jinha Lee, Head of Samsung Electronics' Interactive Visualization Lab, on the technology interfaces of the futureGeorge Lucas, Film director and entrepreneur, on the importance of developing visual communication for human innovationDon Peppers, Leading authority on customer-focused business strategies, on optimism for this new age and how we must embrace new modes of work and human capitalDoc Searls, Author and respected technology writer, on how businesses will benefit from handing the reins over to their customersBrian Solis, Award-winning author and principal analyst at Altimeter Group, on how businesses’ success with today’s customers hinges on empathy Don Tapscott, Influential management thinker, on how we can unbundle today’s educational model to keep pace with tomorrow’s workers

54 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 29, 2014