Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 2, 2022, 16:30
In the history of knowledge, the refinement of the printing press in Germany by Gutenberg in 1436 had a massive impact on the world.
Not only did it help lead to the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment but also the Protestant Reformation that, in turn, led to the Thirty Years’ War, considered one of the most destructive wars in European history.
With the invention of social media, are we going through a Second Gutenberg Revolution leading to a possible second Enlightenment?
My next Conversational Leadership Café is at the end of May on the theme “Is this our Gutenberg Moment?” My Cafés are held on Zoom & are free. You can find more information and register here.
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