The course of socio-cultural transition can neither be aimless nor arbitrary, instead it requires a clear direction. A common goal of social species' evolution is to move towards an advanced spiritual and conscious state. This study aims to develop a population-based algorithm on the basis of cultural transition goal. In this paper, the socio-cultural model based on a system thought framework c...

Information systems engineering for design or knowledge communities is characterized by the fact that these communities constantly monitor themselves and initiate repair processes (i.e. re-design and community learning) when disturbances occur. In this paper, we present ATLAS, a digital media information systems engineering environment that takes systematic advantage of the productive role of s...

This paper investigates issues on culture and websites design for e-commerce, and also relates them to advanced requirements engineering practices. E-commerce parishioners and users have different expects and preferences from a web site. Finding information on a web site is an important issue. We observe that cultural concerns may crosscut several base functionalities of a system, constraining ...

This paper presents the results of a qualitative in-depth study to investigate if and how our previously proposed Cultural Viewpoint Metaphors (CVM) can support practitioners in assessing the quality of HCI design alternatives. The results of the study underline the epistemic value of CVM in cross-cultural system design processes. The metaphors have not only helped participants organize their t...

The analogies and differences between biological and cultural evolution have been explored by evolutionary biologists, historians, engineers and linguists alike. Two well-known domains of cultural change are language and technology. Both share some traits relating the evolution of species, but technological change is very difficult to study. A major challenge in our way towards a scientific the...

Rapid prototypes will gain acceptance in business only to the extent that they provide bottom-line business value. Thus, this paper guides engineers wishing to “sell” rapid prototyping in helping them to operate from a business perspective. Presuming that the relative value of rapid prototypes is in their speed, I show how to identify, quantify and exploit timesaving opportunities by using rapi...

A large number of different types of artifacts can be seen with regularity in central nervous system surgical specimens. These can be broadly divided into three categories: 1) those that impede or even prevent diagnostic interpretation, 2) those that may be mistaken for bona fide pathological alterations, and 3) extraneous substances introduced into the tissue by physicians (Table 1). Some type...

This essay investigates the key tensions that arise within Jamaica's new cultural policy "Toward Jamaica the Cultural Superstate." The argument presented in the paper is that "culture" is a tricky and potentially dangerous site upon which to hinge national development goals, even though the expansion of cultural industries may well represent a viable and potentially lucrative strategy for econo...

OBJECTIVES Cultural variability (CV) is introduced as an overlooked dimension of cultural identity development pertaining to emphasizing and de-emphasizing the influence of a single cultural identity (i.e., cultural influence [CI]) on daily interactions and behaviors. The Cultural IDentity Influence Measure (CIDIM) is introduced as a novel measure of CI and CV, and hypothesis-driven validation ...