The memory of the future

Simon Lenthen

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2005, vol. 18, issue 1, 158-159

Abstract: Purpose - Reflection on the trend towards recycling knowledge without realising it, and on not recognising past achievements. Design/methodology/approach - Poetic exploration. Findings - Provides a reflection on the tendency to forget or ignore what has already been achieved and to present its rediscovery as a fresh gain. Comments on the social and cultural cost of re‐invention without real new learning. Research limitations/implications - Offers a subjective and artistic comment on the implications of shallow learning. Originality/value - A unique view of a future world in which society fails to acknowledge or value what has already been discovered.

Keywords: Ethics; Computers; Knowledge management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1108/09513570510584728

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