Shock of the New: The Challenge and Promise of Emerging Technologies

FOREWORD

If you’re involved with technology for learning and development, you’re facing ever-increasing challenges with the selection and use of technology. This book will give you a multiyear look-ahead of the massive innovations and cool tools you may be asked to learn about and implement over the next five to 10 years.

Here’s the thing: Every few months, technology becomes more complex, more interconnected, and more embedded in your organization’s internal systems. The BUILDS framework presented here will provide you with a broad perspective you can use to evaluate the predicted as well as the largely unforeseen consequences of a new technology ...