Activity Quote by Peter Dicken
“In fact, technology in, and of, itself does not cause particular kinds of change. It is, essentially, an enabling or facilitating agent. It makes possible new structures, new organizational and geographical arrangements of economic activities, new products and new processes, while not making particular, outcomes inevitable.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Global Shift, 1996
Technology enables new economic structures but does not dictate specific outcomes; human choices shape the results.
In simple terms: Tech creates possibilities, not destiny.
Guide technology with intentional policy.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- business strategy
- urban planning
- policy making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What policies ensure equitable tech benefits?
- How can we steer tech toward desired outcomes?
Tech can reinforce existing inequalities.