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This article goes back to McLuhan and Watson's book From Cliché to Archetype, in its respective editions, regarding artistic recognition and treatment of media effects. It examines the core aspects of these texts as well as related Explorations in Media Ecology articles that help explain key aspects more clearly. The narrative relates these parallel constructs to those employed in information technology change management impact assessment. It situates these matters in terms of Bolter's Digital Plenitude. The article presents a framework for combining these ideas and applying them in initiating an investigation of artificial intelligence academic use. This schema suggests tools that foster scholar and practitioner collaboration to better deal with an increasingly digitized environment. This article balances on the line between the theoretical and the pedagogical coming together in its final section to suggest a specific way to proceed in preparing for the next phases of the digital era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many in recent years have been seeking solace and illumination due to trying circumstances by various means including reading. McLuhan's broad pursuits in literature and into other written materials played an important part in the origins of media studies. This article reviews various sources to confirm as well as advocate further celebration and extension of these literary roots. Moreover, it highlights a recent translation of Machado de Assis's classic Brazilian novel Brás Cubas as a gateway to increased use of world literature and other diverse sources. To advance McLuhan's and other foundational works, those involved with media ecology should consider incorporating different recently available fiction and non-fiction more extensively. Such a widening of references could help broaden perspectives, foster additional insights, and help in spiralling the field forward and upward in our times. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New approaches to business transformation are emerging to address significant need and to serve as successors to reengineering, which has acquired a reputation for being slow and ineffective. These approaches require new, innovative methods that target, integrate, and rapidly implement total business solutions. This article presents one particular accelerated approach. Like other approaches, the key to success with an accelerated method is a closer blending among the business process redesign, information technology, and organization development disciplines to help clients pursue an appropriate course for dramatic business improvement. Within this method, the organization architect role plays a significant part in enhancing interdisciplinary work and accelerating business transformation. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

In recent years, commentators have characterized the disruptive social occurrences and technological change as dystopic. As we attempt to address and deal with this melee of events with their associated emotions and reactions, this article mines media ecology literature, the work of renowned Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire, and other sources to propose some answers and choices for the path forward. More specifically, this article defines dystopia and describes Freire's Gnostic Cycle, which is comprised of active research, learning and teaching as a possible antidote. It highlights media ecology articles complementary to Freire that may be further leveraged. Finally, the article focuses on Freire's Gnostic Cycle in offering suggestions regarding future media ecology work to contribute in building a post pandemic world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]