Push: Information Revolution Dynamics (Cyberwar Book 2)

The screech of the amplifier when the microphone is placed close to it, falling in love, an arms race, all examples of positive feedback. Positive feedback is the push that drives a system off the chart, over the top – boom or bust. When we have something important invested in a system with positive feedback we win or lose big. Positive feedback is a characteristic of information revolutions. Information revolutions push systems to extremes. A small difference is amplified by information, which changes the system, which is then amplified again – a positive feedback loop in the classical sense.

Anyone who is concerned or interested in how information revolutions work will enjoy this work. Drawing on examples from previous information revolutions it develops a model that can be used for this information revolution. Reading this will help anyone plot the course of this particular information revolution.