Digitally enabled organizations are supported by new information and communication technologies, referred to as digital technologies, which increasingly promise enormous opportunities for growth. The study reviews 10 case studies from the literature and analysis the approaches these organizations have taken to successfully implement digital technologies. The findings reveal a conceptual framework that seeks to support management in understanding the actions required to implement digital transformation.

Highlights Forecasting the long-term development of technology is challenging. The six Genres offers a parsimonious framework to examine future developments. This examines various configurations of human – artefact relationships. It identifies autonomy, intelligence, language, and autopoiesis as key features. The sixth genre is established as Interconnected, autopoietic, technological beings.

The emergence of makerspaces, hackerspaces and fab labs: Dewey's democratic communities of the 21st Century?

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