Now that we are almost finished with our course, Technology in the NFP I am going to say that there seems to be lot of trends in technology, social media, and on line engagement. We talked about the ever changing needs just in designing this course each year, it is apparent from this perspective alone. What is a hot item today, is remembered only in brief passing these days. Big as it is, Facebook hasn't had a double digit birthday yet, and maybe won't live to see one. Google keeps adding new things, morphing to stay in the game. Its all relative, but is it all just a flash in the pan? And as consumers and users are we never satisfied with what we have, always looking for the next big thing? Rather than thinking of this as a trend, I am beginning to feel like I am learning about a fad. I should be more cautious, thats what I said about computers in 1973, and look where we are today. I should have been paying more attention.
Is this the speed we can expect technology to travel, or is it one more sign of or disposable society ?
The biggest challenge is knowing what is a trend that will become mainstream and what is a flash in the pan. I looked at the slides from last year's class on Emerging Trends - some are now considered mainstream, some "trends" don't exist anymore.
ReplyDeleteA healthy dose of skepticism mixed with a generous pinch of enthusiasm may be the best recipe to deal with technology.
as albert einstein said the only constant is change. im not quoting that because i dont know the actual quote. but to give my thoughts on your question, yes i think that technology is only going to change more and more. sadly the world we presently live in is fast paced and everyone is plugged into something. sad, but reality :(
ReplyDeleteSome interesting thoughts you had Kathy. What I`m getting is 1)is technology a fad? 2)Should you hop aboard with the movement? 3)What kind of society are we creating? There's much more but I think technology is here to stay, the modes of communication though i.e. twitter and facebook may not.
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