The proper study of mankind is the science of design. Herbert Simon designmankindproper Change image and share on social
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function. Herbert Simon attainconcerndesigner Change image and share on social
What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it. Herbert Simon allocateattentionconsume share on social
Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important. Herbert Simon forgetimportantnobel Change image and share on social
All correct reasoning is a grand system of tautologies, but only God can make direct use of that fact. Herbert Simon correctdirectfact Change image and share on social
Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand ourselves pretty clearly and we better find ways to like ourselves. Herbert Simon conditioncreatefind Change image and share on social
I don't care how big and fast computers are, they're not as big and fast as the world. Herbert Simon bigcarecomputer Change image and share on social
No one has characterized market mechanisms better than Friedrich von Hayek. Herbert Simon characterizefriedrichhayek Change image and share on social
There are no morals about technology at all. Technology expands our ways of thinking about things, expands our ways of doing things. If we're bad people we use technology for bad purposes and if we're good people we use it for good purposes. Herbert Simon badexpandgood share on social
