June 17th, 2007
Four Elements of Generativity
Many people or even bloggers are not yet aware of this term "Generativity" and I’m also not aware of this until I read this from HBR magazine. So I’ll try to share this information as best as I could.
There are four main features that define generativity:
- Leverage - How strongly a system or technology leverages a set of possible tasks, meaning it makes our difficult tasks easier.
- Adaptability - It’s adaptability to a range of tasks. The ease with which it can be modified to broaden its range of uses
- Ease of Mastery - Compare the mastery that’s needed to use an airplane and to use a paper
- Accessibility - The easier it is to obtain the technology, tools and information necessary to achieve mastery - and convey changes to others - the more generative a system is
The greater the extent to which these features are represented in a system, the more readily it can be changed in unanticipated ways - and the more generative it is. For example, many tools can be leveraging and adaptable but are difficult to master - thus decreasing generativity.
More information about generativity here.
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