Deleuze and Computers

A lecture by Alexander Gallaway on Deleuze’s Postscript on Societies of Control. Recommended if you’re interested in philosophy and critical theory.

Deleuze poses the basis of a critique of contemporary societies, the kind of stuff that Jaron Lanier loves to talk about.

I think hearing critics is the only way for a discipline to progress in a sane way and prosper. IT has way too few intelligent critics, and a plethora of stupids both among its cheerleaders and luddites.

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Command, Management and Leadership

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Businesses face many different situations, that demand different kinds of actions and responses. The right organizational response to each challenge will decide between success and failure.

What is the right leadership model in a given context? That’s the tricky and interesting question.

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