3.29.2012

Tech narratives

There is no unified tech narrative. Different views can be divided in thought clusters - each with their own take on innovation:

  • Wired narrative (Wired Magazine): positive, capitalist, progressive, western-global 
  • Red narrative (Republican): capitalist, unfailing, binary (yes/no), consumption is good
  • Blue narrative (Democratic): progressive-cautionary, green morality,  new-capitalist, redmeptive
  • Green (environmentalist) - adaptive, economic neutral, conspicious consumption is bad.
  
It is by understanding individuals tech narratives that dialogue can beginto search for a common ground.

There is a chance to ask people what their tech narrative is. Maybe begin set of questions that will them help zero in on what their tech narrative is.