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Welcome to the New Normal: IT and the Internet have completely altered traditional communication in the healthcare industry. Patients are looking for information coming from a wide range of sources. Products and experiences are being discussed on the internet and shared across social media platforms. UCB is one of the first biopharma companies to acknowledge IT as core to
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Hardcover, 202 pages
Published
March 16th 2011
by Lannoo Publishers
(first published September 30th 2010)
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At first, I don't like much the price (approx $50 for those 200 pages) and the "super nice expensive glossy paper", which has bad readability, especially with train lamps (too many reflections).
I like those bright sketchy images. Nice support for the language the book is written. My IT colleagues (I'm also IT) are afraid that directors of board will be too crazy about new high tech after reading this book. But I think, that this book is able to tell that company CEOs and directors with their lan ...more
I like those bright sketchy images. Nice support for the language the book is written. My IT colleagues (I'm also IT) are afraid that directors of board will be too crazy about new high tech after reading this book. But I think, that this book is able to tell that company CEOs and directors with their lan ...more

Content of very low quality. Many, many, many mistakes and bad examples.
- One chapter explains that customers do not accept mistakes in the new world; the next chapter explains that "good enough" is sufficient.
- The explanation on sample rate on MP3 is utterly wrong.
- His vision on speed versus exactness is based on a false dichotomy.
- Surprised to read that business processes are considered to be static and that middleware contains intelligence.
- Explanation on Einstein and quantum theory not ...more
- One chapter explains that customers do not accept mistakes in the new world; the next chapter explains that "good enough" is sufficient.
- The explanation on sample rate on MP3 is utterly wrong.
- His vision on speed versus exactness is based on a false dichotomy.
- Surprised to read that business processes are considered to be static and that middleware contains intelligence.
- Explanation on Einstein and quantum theory not ...more

Well written and a nice enough recapitulation of some current trends in IT and how technology is shaping the world we know. It is more of a 'get a feel for the topic' book than an 'in-depth philosophical essay'. The suggestions - for how to deal with this new trend in IT and challenge for the IT department - are rather limited. But in all: a good read. The chapter on 'total accountability' might fuel the discussion on the pervasiveness of wanting to measure everything. I personally think that th
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Peter Hinssen weet veel van wat er gebeurt in silicon valley en de wereld van technologische vooruitgang. Hij schetst helder de grote lijnen en heeft het vaak bij het juiste eind. Maar als technoloog/futuroloog zit hij er soms ook wat naast. En je begint nu te merken dat een boek over nieuwe technologie een korte levensduur heeft. Zes jaar na publicatie begint heg behoordlijk verouderd aan te voelen.

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Very interesting book, a very beautiful book too. I especially found the section on the T-shaped vs I-shaped profiles the most interesting of this book.
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