Article by Charles Handy on the necessity of maintaining human contact, both professionally and personally, in an age of increasing technology, and how technology in its most positive influence will simply add to the ways people get and pass information, without replacing them. Handy begins the article discussing a book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, and how it functions similarly to a cathedral--as a place of symbolic importance and celebration, and that attendees will use fax machine technology to make their deals following the fair. He proceeds to emphasize that the book fair confirmed his feeling that the telecommunications revolution will supplement the ways people currently pass information without supplanting them, and that people will learn to chunk their time differently as a result. Handy then observes how people require a combination of technology and human contact to be fully efficient, and cites virtual project groups set up by certain pioneering firms as an example of technology aiding business interactions. He concludes his article stating how employees also need elements of group conviviality and celebration to bring meaning to their work.
Handy, Charles B Open University Frankfurt Book Fair Frankfurt (Germany) Technological innovations Technology Cathedrals Fax machines Institute of Directors Virtual reality Human interaction
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Article by Charles Handy on the necessity of maintaining human contact, both professionally and personally, in an age of increasing technology, and that technology in its most positive influence will simply add to the ways people get and pass information, without replacing them, 1995; Charles Handy Papers; Box 20, Folder 9; 1 page
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