Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently

This thesis investigates the relationship between people and networked technology in order to understand the nature of this relationship and why it affects individuals differently. The research found that digital engagement is best understood as a Second Order Cybernetic system, and that engagement...

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Main Author: Spencer-Scarr, Diane Cheryl
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54161
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description This thesis investigates the relationship between people and networked technology in order to understand the nature of this relationship and why it affects individuals differently. The research found that digital engagement is best understood as a Second Order Cybernetic system, and that engagement is directly influenced by the individuals’ level of system-­‐awareness, which enables them to govern/manage their unique set of cybernetic feedback processes, both internal and external, in conjunction with their personal motivation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-541612022-05-13T01:40:15Z Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently Spencer-Scarr, Diane Cheryl This thesis investigates the relationship between people and networked technology in order to understand the nature of this relationship and why it affects individuals differently. The research found that digital engagement is best understood as a Second Order Cybernetic system, and that engagement is directly influenced by the individuals’ level of system-­‐awareness, which enables them to govern/manage their unique set of cybernetic feedback processes, both internal and external, in conjunction with their personal motivation. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54161 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Spencer-Scarr, Diane Cheryl
Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
title Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
title_full Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
title_fullStr Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
title_full_unstemmed Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
title_short Digital engagement: An investigation of how Information and Communication Technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
title_sort digital engagement: an investigation of how information and communication technology professionals engage with technology and why digital engagement affects them differently
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54161