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from industrial to information
To highlight some of the key conceptual differences between the Industrial Age and the Information Age, here’s a simplified comparison collected from a wide variety of sources.
Industrial
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Information
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Mechanical
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Electric
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Renaissance
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20th Century
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Newtonian Physics
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Quantum Mechanics
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Visual Space
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Acoustic Space
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Detachment
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Involvement
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Connected/Linear
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Continuous
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Sequential
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Relative
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Cause and Effect
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Simultaneous
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Homogenous/Uniform
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Multi-locational
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Material Intensive
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Knowledge Intensive
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Product
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Knowledge
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Standardization
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Customization
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Physical
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Mental
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Sport
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Art
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Single Viewpoint
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Multiple Viewpoints
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Perspectivism
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Mosaic Forms, Cubism
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Static
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Fluid, Active
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Absolute Truth or Reality
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Personal Reality
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Idealized Conception
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Perception
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Seeing is believing
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Believing is seeing
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Past, present and future
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Now!
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Past remains fixed
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Past changes to current viewpoint
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Science
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Art
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The Objective Viewer
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The Perceptual Response
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Specialist
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Holistic
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Independent
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Interdependent
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Cause and Effect
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No beginning or end
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Hardware
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Software
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Clock, Wheels, Cogs
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Water, DNA, Virus
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Facts and Figures
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Knowledge
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Western
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Eastern
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Civilized and Literate
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Tribal and Pre-literate
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