Perhaps this reveals something about the meaning of technology: It is not separate from the human story, but a fundamental part of it.

Fostering meaning and purpose in the modern workplace relies on four vital pillars: belongingness, purpose, work transcendence and the art of narrative-shaping.

We need to be able to coexist with technology and still find meaning in our lives. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives.

The Meaning Machine takes all of your inputs at one end -- photographs, status updates, game plays, song listens -- and transforms them into meaning that's organized and designed.

A technology journalist since the start of the PC era, he has developed content to serve the needs of IT professionals since the turn of the 21st century.