In HCI, there are several proficiency levels based on our needs. 1. Make computer do what we want. 2. Automate the tasks we want to achieve. 3. Understand ou

In HCI, there are several proficiency levels based on our needs. 1. Make computer do what we want. 2. Automate the tasks we want to achieve. 3. Understand our computing and communication environment. 4. Change our computing and commuincation environment. 5. Create new computing and communication environment. Our hardware and bandwidth are orders of magnitude more powerful than 70s, but the fundamental verbal and visual ways humans learn and think are almost the same. It is time to move up the ladder, use computer to augment our collective intellect instead of being pure "consumer" of technology or just "tool masters". > By "augmenting human intellect" we mean increasing the capability of a man to approach a complex problem situation, to gain comprehension to suit his particular needs, and to derive solutions to problems. Increased capability in this respect is taken to mean a mixture of the following: more-rapid comprehension, better comprehension, the possibility of gaining a useful degree of comprehension in a situation that previously was too complex, speedier solutions, better solutions, and the possibility of finding solutions to problems that before seemed insoluble. And by "complex situations" we include the professional problems of diplomats, executives, social scientists, life scientists, physical scientists, attorneys, designers--whether the problem situation exists for twenty minutes or twenty years. We do not speak of isolated clever tricks that help in particular situations. We refer to a way of life in an integrated domain where hunches, cut-and-try, intangibles, and the human "feel for a situation" usefully co-exist with powerful concepts, streamlined terminology and notation, sophisticated methods, and high-powered electronic aids. http://www.dougengelbart.org/pubs/augment-3906.html http://www.dougengelbart.org/pubs/augment-3906.html