The Hidden Power of Systems Thinking, book review: Reinventing governance
Tackling the climate emergency requires a fundamental change in the way governments think and operate, argue Ray Ison and Ed Straw.
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Ask Your Developer, book review: How to prosper in a ‘build or die’ business landscape
Digital transformation is as much about the business as it is about the technology. Better communication with ‘software people’ could bring the two together, argues Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson.
Lurking, book review: A people's history of online culture
Joanne McNeil goes back to the earliest days of online interaction to reframe internet history as our story, as we experienced the profound power shift that has taken place.
Augmented Reality, book review: Exploring the attractive and alarming potential of AR
Looking at the politics rather than just the technology of ‘the next big thing’, this book tries to ask who has the right to annotate the world.
The Entrepreneur’s Faces, book review: A compendium of startup stories
If you like magazine profiles of startup founders and entrepreneurs, this book is a veritable compendium, whatever you think of its somewhat contrived structure.
Holiday reading roundup: How the future looked, before the pandemic
Six books, all written before the coronavirus pandemic, explore how different aspects of technology may shape our lives in 2021 and beyond.
Culture Warlords, book review: Into the heart of online darkness
Talia Lavin infiltrates far-right forums in a variety of personas to uncover the disturbing ideas that cycle between social and traditional media. Required reading for anyone interested in regulation of the internet.
The Smart Wife, book review: A feminist take on smart home tech
Traditional gender stereotypes still underpin smart home devices like domestic robots and digital assistants. Time for a reboot, say Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy.
Exponential Progress, book review: A patchy overview of today's emerging technologies
This wide-ranging look at the imminent possibilities of technology raises interesting questions, but is undermined by basic mistakes.
The System, book review: How the internet works and who runs it
James Ball tells the story of the great co-operative experiment, now commercially captured, that is the internet.
How to Survive a Robot Invasion, book review: Humans are the problem
Without careful safeguards, all the problems we complain about with biased algorithms and social media business models will be repeated with robots, only more so.
Hashtag Activism, book review: A sign of the times
This book explores how new movements for social change take shape on Twitter, facilitated by the humble hashtag.
Smoke & Mirrors, book review: How to identify and filter out technology hype
If we keep falling for hype, inventors and hypesters will keep spinning wild stories at us. Gemma Milne's accessible and instructive book looks at examples across a wide range of technologies.
Startup Myths and Models, book review: A quirky guide to Startup Land
Packed with anecdotes and experience, but also with rather pointless analogies, this by turns enlightening and irritating book promises to help you navigate the perilous world of startups.
Righting Software, book review: Building blocks for software architects
If your organisation doesn't have a successful system for software design and development, these 'tried and true' methods may dig you out of a hole.
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