Katie Albers wrote: "...when I teach, lecture, speak, present or whatever, I ask everyone to turn off their electronic communication devices *and* put away their pads and paper. I'm mean like that."
Not the paper! Please. Can I keep my notebook to help me to remember your thoughts later on? So how can the communication devices promote civility? How about two levels of calls: "will leave a message" and "drop everything and pay attention to me, damn it!" (a spring loaded mode for the later; for instance: the second call to the same number within 10 seconds of the first call would mean: "You really, really need to talk to me NOW"). The second call would have to have special "ring" on the receiving end. Or, perhaps, three levels of availability: "can talk", "will talk, if it is an emergency", "don't stop me now!". We have these levels already: sound on/off, and phone off, but they are not very sensitive to context, demand active involvement. So most people, I guess, choose the middle option and simply put their phones in silent mode. Oleh -- Oleh Kovalchuke IxDA Colorado (co-organizer) http://ixdacolorado.collectivex.com/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
