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020			_a9780525575689 _q(hardcover ; _qalk. paper)
020			_a0525575685 _q(hardcover ; _qalk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)1191844146
092			_a658.4063 _bV788
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aVinsel, Lee, _d1979- _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe innovation delusion : _bhow our obsession with the new has disrupted the work that matters most / _cLee Vinsel and Andrew L. Russell.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bCurrency, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a260 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index.
520			_a"For forty years, innovation has been the hottest buzzword in business. But what if the benefits of innovation have been exaggerated, and our obsession with the new has distracted us from the work that matters most? It's hard to avoid innovation these days. Nearly every product gets marketed as being disruptive, whether it's a new technology or a new toothbrush. But in this manifesto on the state of American work, historians of technology Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell argue that our focus on shiny new things has made us poorer, less safe, and--ironically--less innovative. Drawing on years of original research and reporting, Russell and Vinsel show how our fixation on innovation has harmed every corner of the economy. Corporations have spent millions hiring chief innovation officers while their core businesses tanked. Computer science programs have focused on programming and development even though the overwhelming majority of jobs are in IT and maintenance. Suburban sprawl has saddled cities with expensive infrastructure and piles of deferred maintenance that they can't afford to fix. And sometimes, innovation even kills--like in 2018, when a Miami bridge hailed for its innovative design collapsed onto a highway and killed six people. Vinsel and Russell tell the at-times humorous, at-times alarming story of how we devalued the work that keeps our world going--and in so doing, wrecked our economy, left our public infrastructure derelict, and lined the pockets of consultants who combine the ego of Silicon Valley with the worst of Wall Street's greed. They offer a compelling plan for how we can shift our focus in resources away from the pursuit of growth at all costs, and back toward the people and technologies underpinning so much of modern life. For anyone concerned by the crumbling state of our roads, bridges, and airports, and the direction our economy is headed, The Innovation Delusion is a deeply necessary re-evaluation of a trend we can still disrupt"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aThe problem with innovation -- Turning anxiety into a product -- Technology after innovation -- Slow disaster -- Growth at all costs -- The maintainer caste -- A crisis of care -- The maintenance mindset -- Fix it first -- Supporting the work that matters most -- Caring for our homes, our stuff, and one another -- From conversation to action.
650		0	_aTechnological innovations _xEconomic aspects. _941050
650		0	_aTechnological innovations _xSocial aspects. _9143911
650		0	_aNew products. _998312
650		0	_aSocial responsibility of business. _959790
650		0	_aSustainable development. _995167
700	1		_aRussell, Andrew L., _d1975- _eauthor.
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