Today am gonna talk about the paradigm shifts. A paradigm a world view underlying the theories and methodology about the way of life. One of them is the orientation. Orientation has experienced various paradigm shifts through the agrarian era, industrial era and eventually the era that we live in, the information era.
During the agrarian era, the orientation was towards the past. During this era, elders were the most respected people. Farmers learnt from the past how to plant and harvest.
During the industrial era, people were oriented towards the present whereby things had to be done ad hoc. People got out there and had it done. With industries and all, elders and the past did not determine much of what happened since they did not have the experience and this was a new field. Industries then were a very new thing.
Right now, all we talk and think about is information. We have numerous information systems. We are in the information era. Our orientation is towards the future. All the leaders talk about is the youth and how they will shape the future. A lot of planning and looking into the future is being conducted. Everyone is looking at the young generation. There is much concern for child abuse even if the behavior is one very old.
A little more about paradigm shifts and our world today that will amaze you. Harold Isaacs talked about the paradox of our times. Sociopolitical changes in our world today are creating havoc. The more global our science and technology, the more tribal our politics; the more universal our system of communications, the less we know what to communicate; the closer we get to other planets, the less we are able to live a tolerable existence on our planet; the more it becomes apparent that human beings cannot survive decently with their separateness, the more separate they become. What with all the divorces, the wars(intelligence at that). Give it a thought
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