Roy Amara

American futurist

Roy Amara was an American futurist associated with the Institute for the Future. His name is attached to the short-run/long-run technology maxim, although related formulations have a broader history.

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“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”

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