More Human : Designing a World Where People Come First by Steve Hilton TXT read online ebook
9781610396523 English 1610396529 "More Human" is a groundbreaking manifesto that ranges across many aspects of lifefrom food to government, the economy to health careto argue that we need to redesign, reorganize, and reconsider our world in terms more suited to the way we truly, naturally, humanly are. It talks about how to make our institutions more human, our products and services more human, and even our buildings more human. Something s gone wrong with the way we re meant to organize our lives. Vast bureaucratic machines run government and our education system the equivalent of factory-style mass production, except for intimate aspects of our lives such as our health and wellbeing. Cities were built based on how planners believed we "should" live, not how we actually would. Education systems were designed based on what we thought kids needed to learn, not what actually matters now and for the future. All these systems were developed in the 20th century, but they are outmoded now, cumbersome and impersonal. We need to replace these systems with something more human, where the people making decisions are closer to the people affected by them. In health care, our focus on efficiency undermines our goal of improving health. Hilton argues we need to put the care back in health care. Our food-industrial complex has made us sicker, and Hilton shows how we need to change our taxpayer-subsidized factory food system, and connect farmers with consumers more directly. We have become obsessed with child-protection at all costs, and as a result, have become blase about the impact of technology on child development, and have neglected what children truly need: play. Steve Hilton argues brilliantly that a more human future is within our grasp if we have the courage to reach for it, legislate for it, and care for it. In the face of big government, big business, big banks, and big tech stands one inexorable opponent: a single human, ready to argue his case.", "More Human" is a scintillating manifesto that ranges across many aspects of lifefrom food to government, the economy to health careto argue that we need to redesign, reorganize, and reconsider our world in terms more suited to the way we truly, naturally, humanly are. It talks about how to make our institutions more human, our products and services more human, and even our buildings more human. Being more human is crucial to bridging cultural divides and living in a more peaceful world. If we are to be a successful global society, it is an imperative. Civility is a practice incumbent upon us all. And in a world in which technology has rapidly changed social interactions, the book argues that "litigating" technology s role would be a good start. Mobile phones and the Internet have fundamentally altered how we communicate with each other, for good and bad. Technology can be manipulated by nefarious actors; has led to the scourge of preteen and teenage sexting; has changed our neurology; and, perhaps most importantly, it has changed how we live our lives. Too often, we live our moments not for the memories they create but the likes and retweets; we too often would rather hang out online than in person. Staying connected to others is wonderful, but not if the cost is disconnecting from reality and from tangible, actual people. When we created our businesses, our governments, and our institutions, we simply didn t know what was or "wasn t" human. We fell victim to the hubris (another human trait) that we could outsmart nature, that we could outsmart even ourselves. Cities were built based on how planners believed we "should" live, not how we actually would. Education systems were designed based on what we thought kids needed to learn, not what actually matters now and for the future. Steve Hilton argues brilliantly that a more human future is within our grasp if we have the courage to reach for it, legislate for it, and care for it. In the face of big government, big business, big banks, and big tech stands one inexorable opponent: a single human, ready to argue his case.", People feel angry and let down by their leaders, as well as by the institutions that dominate their lives: political parties, government bureaucracy, and corporations. Yet the cause of this malaise, according to political advisor turned tech CEO Steve Hilton, is not being addressed by politicians on the left or the right. Hilton argues that much of our daily experience from the food we eat, to the governments we elect, to the economy on which our wealth depends, to the way we care for our health and well being has become too big, too bureaucratic, and too distant from the human scale. "More Human" sets out a radical manifesto for change, aimed at the root causes of our problems rather than just the symptoms. Whether it s using the latest advances in neuroscience to inform the fight against poverty and inequality, or applying lessons from America s most radical schools to transform our children s education, this book is an agenda for rethinking and redesigning the outdated systems and structures of our politics, government, economy, and society to make them more suited to the way we want to live our lives today. To make them "more human.""
9781610396523 English 1610396529 "More Human" is a groundbreaking manifesto that ranges across many aspects of lifefrom food to government, the economy to health careto argue that we need to redesign, reorganize, and reconsider our world in terms more suited to the way we truly, naturally, humanly are. It talks about how to make our institutions more human, our products and services more human, and even our buildings more human. Something s gone wrong with the way we re meant to organize our lives. Vast bureaucratic machines run government and our education system the equivalent of factory-style mass production, except for intimate aspects of our lives such as our health and wellbeing. Cities were built based on how planners believed we "should" live, not how we actually would. Education systems were designed based on what we thought kids needed to learn, not what actually matters now and for the future. All these systems were developed in the 20th century, but they are outmoded now, cumbersome and impersonal. We need to replace these systems with something more human, where the people making decisions are closer to the people affected by them. In health care, our focus on efficiency undermines our goal of improving health. Hilton argues we need to put the care back in health care. Our food-industrial complex has made us sicker, and Hilton shows how we need to change our taxpayer-subsidized factory food system, and connect farmers with consumers more directly. We have become obsessed with child-protection at all costs, and as a result, have become blase about the impact of technology on child development, and have neglected what children truly need: play. Steve Hilton argues brilliantly that a more human future is within our grasp if we have the courage to reach for it, legislate for it, and care for it. In the face of big government, big business, big banks, and big tech stands one inexorable opponent: a single human, ready to argue his case.", "More Human" is a scintillating manifesto that ranges across many aspects of lifefrom food to government, the economy to health careto argue that we need to redesign, reorganize, and reconsider our world in terms more suited to the way we truly, naturally, humanly are. It talks about how to make our institutions more human, our products and services more human, and even our buildings more human. Being more human is crucial to bridging cultural divides and living in a more peaceful world. If we are to be a successful global society, it is an imperative. Civility is a practice incumbent upon us all. And in a world in which technology has rapidly changed social interactions, the book argues that "litigating" technology s role would be a good start. Mobile phones and the Internet have fundamentally altered how we communicate with each other, for good and bad. Technology can be manipulated by nefarious actors; has led to the scourge of preteen and teenage sexting; has changed our neurology; and, perhaps most importantly, it has changed how we live our lives. Too often, we live our moments not for the memories they create but the likes and retweets; we too often would rather hang out online than in person. Staying connected to others is wonderful, but not if the cost is disconnecting from reality and from tangible, actual people. When we created our businesses, our governments, and our institutions, we simply didn t know what was or "wasn t" human. We fell victim to the hubris (another human trait) that we could outsmart nature, that we could outsmart even ourselves. Cities were built based on how planners believed we "should" live, not how we actually would. Education systems were designed based on what we thought kids needed to learn, not what actually matters now and for the future. Steve Hilton argues brilliantly that a more human future is within our grasp if we have the courage to reach for it, legislate for it, and care for it. In the face of big government, big business, big banks, and big tech stands one inexorable opponent: a single human, ready to argue his case.", People feel angry and let down by their leaders, as well as by the institutions that dominate their lives: political parties, government bureaucracy, and corporations. Yet the cause of this malaise, according to political advisor turned tech CEO Steve Hilton, is not being addressed by politicians on the left or the right. Hilton argues that much of our daily experience from the food we eat, to the governments we elect, to the economy on which our wealth depends, to the way we care for our health and well being has become too big, too bureaucratic, and too distant from the human scale. "More Human" sets out a radical manifesto for change, aimed at the root causes of our problems rather than just the symptoms. Whether it s using the latest advances in neuroscience to inform the fight against poverty and inequality, or applying lessons from America s most radical schools to transform our children s education, this book is an agenda for rethinking and redesigning the outdated systems and structures of our politics, government, economy, and society to make them more suited to the way we want to live our lives today. To make them "more human.""