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Trillions: Thriving in the Emerging Information Ecology

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Description for Trillions: Thriving in the Emerging Information Ecology Hardcover. We are facing a future of unbounded complexity. Whether that complexity is harnessed to build a world that is safe, pleasant, humane and profitable, or whether it causes us to careen off a cliff into an abyss of mind-numbing junk is an open question. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; UF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.

We are facing a future of unbounded complexity.  Whether that complexity is harnessed to build a world that is safe, pleasant, humane and profitable, or whether it causes us to careen off a cliff into an abyss of mind-numbing junk is an open question. The challenges and opportunities--technical, business, and human--that this technological sea change will bring are without precedent. Entire industries will be born and others will be laid to ruin as our society navigates this journey. 

There are already many more computing devices in the world than there are people.  In a few more years, their number will ... Read more

Written by the leaders of one of America’s leading pervasive computing design firms, this book gives a no-holds-barred insiders’ account of both the promise and the risks of the age of Trillions. It is also a cautionary tale of the head-in-the-sand attitude with which many of today’s thought-leaders are at present approaching these issues. Trillions is a field guide to the future--designed to help businesses and their customers prepare to prosper, in the information.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118176078
SKU
V9781118176078
Shipping Time
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About Peter Lucas
PETER LUCAS is founding principal at MAYA Design, which he cofounded in 1989. He is also adjunct associate professor of Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a PhD from Cornell University, where he studied educational and cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. He served on the Committee on Networked Systems of Embedded Computers of the National Research Council. ... Read more

Reviews for Trillions: Thriving in the Emerging Information Ecology
“This book provides a refreshing, insightful guide to how companies can prepare for future technology innovations and thrive in this emerging information age.  Summing Up:  Recommended.  Business and computer science collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above; general readers.”  (Choice, 1 July 2013)

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