Clocks with Awareness; Enhancing the Quality of Time

ln seeking to address a practical concern about the design of clocks, this paper also frames questions about western notions of temporality. In particular, it looks for opportunities to help designers reduce the clock's negative impact on Nature and society. The paper asks why modern clocks still use an internally referenced mechanism for defining time, noting that this inspires single-dimensional, mechanistic beliefs and processes, rather than a more organic mode of temporality. This observation is used to guide a discussion about the role of awareness and synergy, and how they might become helpful parameters for the function of clocks. The paper draws upon arguments from a range of thinkers.