the cusp of change
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Information Age vs.
Industrial Age:
The cusp of change
Industrial Age
Agricultural Age
Information Age
Food Slaves/serfs-Hierarchies One-piece customization
Extended FamilyReligionReasoning
Food & Stuff Employees-Bureaucracies Assembly Line
Nuclear FamilyExperimental ScienceStatistical Analysis
Global FamilyPhenomenologyConnectivity
Food, Stuff & Knowledge Partners & Teams Individualization
Attributes
BudgetPerspectiveAuthority Information SharingEducationOrganizationChange
Industrial Age
BudgetStay on budgetSpend or loseReduce overheadReduce costs Investments
Industrial Age
PerspectiveScientific MethodAssembly LineMass ProductionCentral ControlNationalism
Industrial Age
AuthorityTop Down CharismaticMoney is PowerNeed to Know Fragmentation of TasksAuthority Vested in
Supervisor
Industrial Age
Information SharingTrackedSpecialization3 R’sAnnual reportEnd of line quality
Control
Industrial Age
EducationMelting PotFactory Workers3 r’sPublic EducationCommon LanguageClassed Society of
Europe
Industrial Age
OrganizationHiring specialized people InsiderMilitary command and controlMultitiered layers of
managementAdvancement by seniority
Industrial Age
Change If it ain’t broke, don’t Fix it Retooling
fixed automationLong production runs
Trainingminimal for line workersspecialized for craft workers
Status Quo Do it by the Numbers
Information Age
PerspectivePhenomenological Idea map
decentralizedcustomized
Pluralism…flexibleGlobal Perspective
Information Age
BudgetSeek investment bankersProvide customized servicesOn line Quality ControlFuture
employee preparationprofitability
Information AgeInformation Sharing Salad Bowl Open lines for communication – Internet People who can continuously learn Multiculturalism – Multiple Intelligences Equal opportunity through effort “It takes a community…”
Information Age
Organization Investor driven Flexible Customer Feedback Labor-management
cooperation Workforce is an investment Work teams Advancement by skills
Information AgeEducation Broad education programs Charter Schools School Vouchers On-Line education, Distance Ed. Real world learning Business adaptations
Information Age
ChangePositive ResponsePart of the Natural OrderFlexibleEmployee UpdatingEssential to renewal and
vitality
Information Age
Authority Empowerment Ideas are top-down or bottom-
up Climate conducive to
integration Critical Thinkers Multiskilled employees Shared Vision
Industrial Age vs.
Information Age Perspective Budget Authority Information Sharing Education Organization Change