Abstract In 1971, the organization theorist James March published "The Technology of Foolishness" (ToF). The essay can be seen as inspired by ideas of the late 1960s in California. ToF argues that wise decision making should not only focus on pursuing given goals, as is often done, but also on finding new and better goals. The present study traces the reception of ToF in the scholarly literature. It has been much praised, but little used relative to other of March's contributions. The reception has often been superficial and ritual and March's harsher ideas have to some degree been sugarcoated. ToF has inspired work regarding playfulness, improvisation, hypocrisy and not least entrepreneurship. But there is unused potential in ToF. This potential is discussed in the next to final Section of this article. One is called intelligent holes in stupid organizations and concerns how to maintain or achieve free thinking in organizations and society. Another one regards hypocrisy – how to handle and use truth and lies in and around modern organizations and political systems.

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“愚蠢的技术”是怎么回事？今天还有潜力吗？

摘要 1971年，组织理论家詹姆斯·马奇发表了《愚蠢的技术》（ToF）。这篇文章可以看作是受到 1960 年代后期加利福尼亚思想的启发。ToF 认为，明智的决策不仅应该像通常那样专注于追求既定目标，还应该着眼于寻找新的更好的目标。本研究追溯了 ToF 在学术文献中的接受程度。它受到了很多赞誉，但相对于 March 的其他贡献而言却鲜有使用。招待会往往是肤浅的和仪式化的，而三月更严厉的想法在某种程度上被粉饰了。ToF 激发了有关娱乐性、即兴创作、虚伪以及尤其是创业精神的工作。但是在 ToF 中有未使用的潜力。本文最后一节的下一节将讨论这种潜力。一种被称为愚蠢组织中的智能漏洞，关注如何在组织和社会中保持或实现自由思维。另一个是关于虚伪——如何处理和使用现代组织和政治体系中和周围的真相和谎言。