Technology and Productivity - Why We Get One Without the Other?

Technology has been the hallmark of human activity. It has become an integral part of our nature as a basic need for survival. Technology is driving the change at an ever-increasing rate, and has been accepted as a panacea for a better future. Thus technology has been given sovereignty over humanity. Human beings have become creatures of technology. When we evaluate the effects of technology, the results do not match to what was expected of it in this era of depleting resources. The productivity, effectiveness, efficiency too have not been as expected. The utility of technology, is yet another area of concern, considering its impact on biosphere. Technology thus still remains not only a poorly understood concept, but also incompletely tapped. Hence the need of the hour is conversion from creatures of technology to that of technology creatures. Also it is important to rediscover the nature and economy of technology. The paper discusses the technology and productivity as seen in the present perspective and proposes the systemic view of looking at the same, which results in understanding and the successful use of technology.