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In the BubbleJohn Thackara

In the Bubble

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"We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World." "In the Bubble is about a world based less on stuff and more on people. Thackara describes a transformation that is taking place now - not in a remote science-fiction future. We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can't. In the Bubble describes services designed to help people carry out daily activities in new ways.…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
PaperbackThe MIT Press20063319780262701150
EditionMIT Press20063329780262284806
EditionMIT Press20063329780262250375
HardcoverThe MIT Press20052889780262201575
EditionMIT Press2005—9781423730804
Industrial DesignEngineering designLong Now Manual for CivilizationTa174 .t52 2005620/.0042