The New Scarcity

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Moore’s Law foresaw the evolution of computing, which in turn, created accessibility for the many. But with accessibility comes choice. And with choice fragmentation. As information multiplies we need to explore alternative ways of staying on top of what truly matters.

Presenting the New Scarcity at Raum Schiff Erde 2011. Photo via H. Angermeyer

A presentation for Raum Schiff Erde 2011(spaceship earth) – an unconference for digital, interaction design and Internet.

So postuliert Jeremy Abbett, dass zwar ein immer größeres Informationsüberangebot im Netz auf uns wartet, wir uns aber immer bewusster werden, dass Aufmerksamkeit unsere Währung ist, von der wir nur begrenzte Ressourcen einsetzen wollen – “We pay attention”, “We spend time”. Welche Filtermechanismen werden wir Menschen entwickeln um uns selbst zu schützen und wie wirken sich diese auf zukünftige Produktentwicklungen aus? – Frank Jacob, Human Interface Design

The backchannel via a twitter-wall was displayed right behind where the speakers stood. This made was a great demonstration of continual partial attention. Read a selection of the tweets that were wrote while I was speaking: