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- Understanding the history of information technologies helps tech professionals gain inspiration and uncover overlooked ideas for the future.
- The relationship between networked and hierarchical systems in information technologies challenges preconceptions and expands thinking about the future.
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The History of Information Technologies and Its Relevance to Tech Professionals
In this episode, the guest speaker, Alex Wright, discusses the history of information technologies and its importance for people working in the tech industry. He explores how technologies have evolved over time, from the early web 1.0 era to the present day. Wright shares his own journey in the user experience world, working at companies like IBM, New York Times, Etsy, Instagram, and Google. He also highlights the disruptive nature of technologies and the emergence of new hierarchical systems from networked ones. Wright emphasizes the need to understand the past to better envision the future.
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