The Vision : Augmenting Human Intellect

 

By "augmenting human intellect" we mean increasing the capability of a man to approach a complex problem situation, to gain comprehension to suit his particular needs, and to derive solutions to problems.

This is important, simply because man's problem-solving capability represents possibly the most important resource possessed by a society. The other contenders for first importance are all critically dependent for their development and use upon this resource.

 

For more, have a look at Augmenting Human Intellect, A Conceptual Framework

 

Copyright 2002 Doug Engelbart & Frode Hegland