[Ads-l] Thinking class / Cognitive class / Knowledge class

Emily Gordon emdashes at GMAIL.COM
Tue Feb 6 18:47:14 UTC 2024


I first saw the term "knowledge workers" in David Allen's productivity book
"Getting Things Done" (2001). Very patronizing! I'm sure "desk workers"
goes back a lot longer.

On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 10:01 AM Z S <zrice3714 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In the recent discussions surrounding emerging technologies, I've heard
> these three terms (the first time in my life), and I was shocked that these
> terms even exist (and that they're used so freely).
>
> Wondering if these are recently coined, or much older...
>
> Best,
> Zola S.
>
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