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AutomaCon 2.0 September 27-29, 2016
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KEYNOTE: Abstractions and Metaphors: building better tools and processes by caring about words

by Nigel Kersten , CIO & VP of Operations @ Puppet
Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 9:40 AM

We use a lot of metaphors and abstractions in operations and our automation tooling such as "war room", "technical debt", and "orchestrate". Metaphors have largely been treated as a purely linguistic construction in the Western academic tradition, yet cognitive linguists such as George Lakoff argue that metaphors are in fact conceptual and shape our thoughts whether we’re aware of them or not. In this talk we’ll take a quick tour through some concepts of cognitive linguistic theory and how understanding the impact words have can lead to better tooling and processes.

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Presentation Details
Date
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Start Time
9:40 AM
Duration
45 minutes
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