Observations in the ancient city of Jerusalem
Metal detector declared to not violate Shabbat
Electric bicycles not allowed in the city
The world’s first concrete piano
Utilization of new technology (QR code and Augmented Reality) to tell an ancient tale
The concept of Google transcends beyond the level functionality to become a vehicle to convey social beliefs and attitudes
Usage of Occulus Rift in Tel Aviv by college kids to support the shock tactic for converting people to veganism.
Reflections
Every technology that becomes widely adopted inevitably goes through a period of gestation where the village elders (government) from various communities spend time redefining existing cultural narratives, norms and values so as to assimilate it into their daily rituals.
While the invention period might sometime be long, it should not be surprising that the gestation period is often longer. On an average gestation periods takes up to ten years.
It must be noted, in rare occurrences, in certain communities, a single rare elder (sometimes referenced by the title prophet/seer/founder) might sometimes draw from the myriad signals presented by reality, through the use of critical lens, a foundational framework upon which the rest of the community base their narratives upon. This has the effect of not just setting the community in a radically different trajectory but also kicks off a new technological arch.
Technology influences community narratives. Community narratives drives the creation of new technologies. It’s a loop.
Reference materials
- Crossing the chasm, Geoffrey Moore
- The nature of Technology, Arthur W Brian
- Tribes, Seth Godin
- The Facebook effect, David Kirkpa
- Mein Kempf, Adolf Hitler