Men, Machines, and Modern Times /
People have had trouble adapting to new technology ever since (perhaps) the inventor of the wheel had to explain that a wheelbarrow could carry more than a person. This text describes how we learn to live and work with innovation. It considers, among other things, the three stages of users' res...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The MIT Press,
2017.
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Edition: | 50th anniversary edition. |
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | People have had trouble adapting to new technology ever since (perhaps) the inventor of the wheel had to explain that a wheelbarrow could carry more than a person. This text describes how we learn to live and work with innovation. It considers, among other things, the three stages of users' resistance to change: ignoring it, rational rebuttal, and name-calling. |
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Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2016. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 pages). |
Audience: | Specialized. |
ISBN: | 9780262336581 |