Thinking about the Modern Meaning of “Managing the Flow of Technology”

Abstract

In this article, the author mentions the following three points as modern meaning of "Managing the Flow of Technology" which was published 36 years ago.

Firstly, direct communication is still important to the engineers, as it used to be.

Secondly, visualizing the flow of Information acquisition and dissemination into the organization is becoming more precise and with lower cost than before.

Thirdly, the findings that the space design of the workplace affects communication among engineers might be extended to not only building design but also urban design.

Three books are also recommended to be read together with this Allen̓s work. The readers can think more deeply about each of these three points.