Kentaro Toyama

@kentarotoyama

Author of Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology; Assoc Prof at Univ of Michigan School of Information

Joined May 2010

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    外山健太郎さん 松本裕さん 訳『テクノロジーは貧困を救わない』(みすず書房) が入荷しています。単純なテクノロジー礼賛の罠を超え、人間の心の問題に焦点を当てた、貧困問題解決への筋道を提示します。(山下)

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  3. 21 Dec 2016

    If they'd only share the proceeds, you could almost cheer for these folks.

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  4. 2 Sep 2016

    Couldn't have said it better! "Screens In Schools Are a $60 Billion Hoax" Nicholas Kardaras

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  5. 17 Aug 2016

    RT : Can we truly achieve mindfulness through an app?

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  6. 17 Aug 2016
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  7. 21 Jul 2016

    Happy to continue discussion any time, anywhere!

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  8. 21 Jul 2016

    Not easy, but possible!

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  9. 21 Jul 2016

    Trying to nudge myself away from these things, little by little. Not easy to change a lifetime of habit.

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  10. 21 Jul 2016

    Instead, my own more selfish interests (publishing! interesting new challenge! more research!) distracted me.

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  11. 21 Jul 2016

    Many of the projects that I've worked on could have had more impact, if I had focused on it.

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  12. 21 Jul 2016

    Some of us will become global leaders, so important for us all to think like that! :-)

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  13. 21 Jul 2016

    If global leaders thought that way, world would be a different place, even with no other change.

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  14. 21 Jul 2016

    If I have impact on 100 people, it means any increase in my own H, M, & W impacts those 100.

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  15. 21 Jul 2016

    If I have impact on 10 people, it means any increase in my own H, M, & W impacts those 10.

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  16. 21 Jul 2016

    But, as cliched as it sounds, the best place to start is with oneself.

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  17. 21 Jul 2016

    It's easy to get caught up in how to increase others' heart, mind, and will.

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  18. 21 Jul 2016

    Mass social change is about a critical mass of citizens becoming better versions of themselves. @umsibookclub

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  19. 21 Jul 2016

    Similarly, becoming a good, productive citizen of your country requires something no no technology can short-cut.

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  20. 21 Jul 2016

    Everyone can play music using technology, but becoming a true musician requires something no technology can short-cut.

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