I've stumbled across an interesting web page for the Global Ideas Bank
put up by the Institute for Social Inventions. Even though they claim to
want "non-technological" inventions -- an oxymoron, by my definition,
I think the basic idea is very similar to the idea behind the term
"social technology". I suggest you all check it out -- it is
http://www.globalideasbank.org/
I've ordered a couple of the books they publish, and will file a book review
when I've received and read them. From what's visible on line they look
interesting.
dpw
Douglas P. Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.island.net/~dpwilson/index.html