David Collingridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 170177 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Collingridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Collingridge |
| SIGNATURE | COLLINGRIDGE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aston University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Can Government Information Systems Be Inflexible Technology? The Operational Strategy Revisited
Recent failures of government information systems to achieve their objectives have highlighted the risk involved in large‐scale information technology projects. This article looks at one example, the computerization of the UK social security system, in the light of recent discussions of large‐scale technologies and the particular problem of inflexible technologies as defined by Collingridge. It is argued that large‐scale government computing proj…
Making the impossible possible
Incremental Decision Making in Technological Innovation: What Role for Science
An incrementalist view of the R&Dprocess is developed, according to which R&D consists of informed trial and error. One way of avoiding expensive mistakes is to avoid choices within the R&D program that are highly sensitive to a particular scientific claim, because a great deal of time and money may have been spent to no avail should the claim turn out to befalse. The incremental view of R&D therefore entails that no choice within any R&D program…
Science and Policy--Why the Marriage Is So Unhappy
Controlling Technology (Response to Johnston)
Reforming Science
Three Models of Policymaking: Expert Advice in the Control of Environmental Lead
The paper compares three models of policymaking — synoptic rationality, mixed scanning and disjointed incrementalism — through the example of policies concerning the control of lead in the environment. Particular attention is given to the demands each model makes on expert advice. Lindblom's criticisms of synoptic rationality are found to be very telling, the most serious problems for this view arising in the present case study from the vast quan…
Decisions On Technology - Techniques and Policies
Two Case Studies Illustrating Aspects of Technological Decision-Making
Unit Two Session Four: Change and Growth
The Case of Semiconductors
The autonomy of evaluation
Assessment of Technical Decisions: Case Studies
‘Ought-lmplies-Can’ and Hume's Rule
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The failure of language in ethics
Three Models of Policymaking: Expert Advice in the Control of Environmental Lead
The paper compares three models of policymaking — synoptic rationality, mixed scanning and disjointed incrementalism — through the example of policies concerning the control of lead in the environment. Particular attention is given to the demands each model makes on expert advice. Lindblom's criticisms of synoptic rationality are found to be very telling, the most serious problems for this view arising in the present case study from the vast quan…
Can Government Information Systems Be Inflexible Technology? The Operational Strategy Revisited
Recent failures of government information systems to achieve their objectives have highlighted the risk involved in large‐scale information technology projects. This article looks at one example, the computerization of the UK social security system, in the light of recent discussions of large‐scale technologies and the particular problem of inflexible technologies as defined by Collingridge. It is argued that large‐scale government computing proj…
Making the impossible possible
Incremental Decision Making in Technological Innovation: What Role for Science
An incrementalist view of the R&Dprocess is developed, according to which R&D consists of informed trial and error. One way of avoiding expensive mistakes is to avoid choices within the R&D program that are highly sensitive to a particular scientific claim, because a great deal of time and money may have been spent to no avail should the claim turn out to befalse. The incremental view of R&D therefore entails that no choice within any R&D program…
Controlling Technology (Response to Johnston)
The failure of language in ethics
‘Ought-lmplies-Can’ and Hume's Rule
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
The autonomy of evaluation
Assessment of Technical Decisions: Case Studies
Unit Two Session Four: Change and Growth
The Case of Semiconductors
Decisions On Technology - Techniques and Policies
Two Case Studies Illustrating Aspects of Technological Decision-Making
Three Models of Policymaking: Expert Advice in the Control of Environmental Lead
The paper compares three models of policymaking — synoptic rationality, mixed scanning and disjointed incrementalism — through the example of policies concerning the control of lead in the environment. Particular attention is given to the demands each model makes on expert advice. Lindblom's criticisms of synoptic rationality are found to be very telling, the most serious problems for this view arising in the present case study from the vast quan…
Controlling Technology (Response to Johnston)
Reforming Science
Science and Policy--Why the Marriage Is So Unhappy
Making the impossible possible
Incremental Decision Making in Technological Innovation: What Role for Science
An incrementalist view of the R&Dprocess is developed, according to which R&D consists of informed trial and error. One way of avoiding expensive mistakes is to avoid choices within the R&D program that are highly sensitive to a particular scientific claim, because a great deal of time and money may have been spent to no avail should the claim turn out to befalse. The incremental view of R&D therefore entails that no choice within any R&D program…
Can Government Information Systems Be Inflexible Technology? The Operational Strategy Revisited
Recent failures of government information systems to achieve their objectives have highlighted the risk involved in large‐scale information technology projects. This article looks at one example, the computerization of the UK social security system, in the light of recent discussions of large‐scale technologies and the particular problem of inflexible technologies as defined by Collingridge. It is argued that large‐scale government computing proj…
Computer Science (10 works) · Political science (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Management science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)