NEW AGE OF DESIGN

摘要

At the dawn of a new millennium, a Science Age of three centuries draws to a close, replaced by a Technology Age based not in scientific discovery but in a revolution in engineering design led by U. S. industry. The resulting New Economy, which we now desperately seek to sustain, is based in technology not found in a laboratory, but deliberately created from the human mind in response to perceived needs. While we tend to be nostalgic about exploration ages, at this point in history humankind not only enjoys an unprecedented ability to create wealth from thought, but holds all the tools for a much-needed transformation from mere technology to responsible technology.At the strategic level, this revolution is founded in new systems-based design methodologies that accelerate the total product development cycle while achieving new levels of product reliability. At the tactical level, it integrates a new understanding of human team creativity with new opportunities in information technology to create powerful computational tools tailored to strategic needs.