WHO: Human Perspectives on Humane Technology

Giving voice to a diversity of human perspectives, this chapter grounds the conceptual ideas that were presented in Chapters 1 and 2 into reality through personal essays that illustrate the kaleidoscopic interplay of humans and technology across sectors, disciplines, and cultures. Starting with the 4 macro-questions of existence (Why—Who—Where—What) these narratives from innovators, leaders, educators, and artists demonstrate the principle that everything is connected in a continuum of constant change where everything matters, and every action has amplified ripple effects online and offline. Their accounts also illustrate the Win4 that will be explored in more detail in Chapter 4 , whereby action that is taken for others serves the person who acts, the one for whom action is taken, the community they live in, and wider society. This ripple effect is amplified in a hybrid world.