The
future begins today. We are all fascinated by the promises
and miracles of the 21st century, but we rarely realize that
we control and create the future. Our civilization is gradually
evolving. Its evolution sometimes seems to be chaotic, with
occasionally occurring revolutionary paradigm changes. These
changes are always driven by innovations, by the applied inventions.
The domain of innovation deals with the discovery of new knowledge,
with using it to produce inventions, and finally with converting
these inventions into applied technological innovations, into
new products and processes, which change our life and drive
the progress of our civilization.
Recent
years witness the emergence of information technology, which
is understood here as the domain dealing with the foundations
of acquisition, processing, and utilization of knowledge in
technology and in our society. Information technology has
tremendous impact on innovation, since it is a domain exclusively
driven by innovation. Therefore, it always demands progress
in the science of innovation, usually called "Inventive
Engineering." Also, information technology provides tools
and processes, which can be used to invent and implement new
engineering systems, actual and abstract. The feedback between
innovation and information technology is the mechanism responsible
for our present wealth. It also guarantees that our civilization
will evolve in the desired direction satisfying our growing
needs, bringing life improvements in the developing countries
and stabilizing the world peace.
For
all these reasons, I believe that the interrelated Information
Technology and Inventive Engineering will shape the future
of our civilization. Therefore, my mission is to explore these
two areas, try to integrate them and to advance Inventive
Engineering in order to accelerate the pace of changes in
engineering.
My
vision is new IT- and Inventive Engineering-driven engineering,
in which IT and innovation are the driving forces in teaching,
research, and design practice. I work hard to implement my
vision in all my present activities.
 Tomasz Arciszewski is promoting a new education paradigm within engineering, appropriately called "Successful Education."
This new paradigm is presented in his new book "Successful Education: How to Educate Creative Engineers".
The book is available for purchase from www.successfuleducation.us
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