Osmo A. Wiio

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Osmo Antero Wiio in 1977

Osmo Antero Wiio (born  February 4, 1928 in Porvoo , †  February 20, 2013 in Kauniainen ) was a Finnish university professor , sociologist and communication scientist . Mainly known he was in 1978 formulated laws Wiios ( English Wiio's Laws ), a humorous summary of the in human communication to be feared problems after the motto "communication usually goes wrong."

Life

Born in southern Finland as one of two sons of Ivar Fredrik Wiio and his wife Jaana Wiio, b. Aarikainen, he studied at the University of Tampere and the University of Helsinki . He was politically active as a member of the Liberal People's Party and was a member of its executive committee between 1972 and 1974. From 1973 to 1975 he taught as a professor at the Helsinki University of Commerce before he was a member of the Finnish parliament until 1979 . From 1978 to 1991 he was Professor of Communication at the University of Helsinki. He has published several books on information and communication technology, investigating the reasons why communication mostly does not work.

He was also a radio amateur with the callsign OH2TK and from 1961 to 1966 president of the Finnish amateur radio association SRAL and later from 1994 its honorary president. He was 85 years old.

Wiios laws

The basic statement is in the original:

"Viestintä yleensä epäonnistuu, paitsi sattumalta."

"Communication usually fails, except by accident."

- Osmo Wiio

The English language version is also known : Communication usually fails, except by accident. It is to be understood, similar to the somewhat older Murphy's laws , as wisdom . Wiio has added a few more statements to its basic statement.

  • Communication usually fails except by accident.
    • If communication can fail, it will.
    • If communication cannot fail, it often will.
    • If communication seems to be going the way it was intended, there is a misunderstanding.
    • If you are satisfied with the content of the message, communication is sure to fail.
  • If a message can be interpreted in different ways, it is interpreted in such a way that the damage is maximal.
  • There is always someone who, better than you, knows what you meant by the message.
  • The more we communicate, the less successful the communication.
    • The more we communicate, the faster misunderstandings spread.
  • In mass communication, what matters is not how things are, but how they appear to be.
  • The meaning of a message is inversely proportional to the square of its distance.
  • The more important a situation is, the more likely you are to forget something essential that you thought about a moment before.

Fonts (selection)

  • Communication usually fails - except by accident. Delta Books, Espoo 2009, ISBN 978-951-96141-3-7 .
  • Tomorrow is today. Sanoma Magazines, Helsinki 2002, ISBN 951-832-071-3 .
  • Finnish media landscape. WSOY, Porvoo 2001.
  • Introduction to communication. Ninth revised edition, Weilin + Göös, Espoo 2000. ISBN 951-35-5898-3 .
  • Communications, information technology and communications performance. University of Helsinki 2000, ISBN 951-45-8809-6 .
  • Guilty or not guilty? Helsinki University Press, Helsinki 1998.
  • with Pekka Puska: Health Communication Guide. Oxford University Press, London 1993, ISBN 951-1-12522-2 .
  • Communications research directions. Media and Communication Research Society Publication Series No. 12, Helsinki University Press, Helsinki 1992, ISBN 951-570-107-4 .
  • with Henri Broms: Crescent, star and sun - our day in the Middle and Far East. Helsinki University Press, Helsinki 1991, ISBN 951-570-074-4 .
  • Cyrano nose - a witty columnist science world. AW-information product, Helsinki 1990, ISBN 951-96141-0-9 .
  • Basics of Communication. Fifth revised edition, Weilin + Göös, Espoo 1989, ISBN 951-35-4407-9 .
  • with Reijo Laine: Handbook for radio amateurs. EU hobby books, 1978.
  • Wiio laws - and a bit of the other. Weilin + Göös, Espoo 1978, ISBN 951-35-1657-1 .
  • with Unto Somerikko and Reijo Laine: Electronics for you. EU hobby books, 1975.
  • Do we understand what you say? Communication - communication. (First edition 1968) Fifth revised edition, Weilin + Göös, Helsinki 1973, ISBN 951-35-0487-5 .
  • Audience and Broadcasting. Weilin + Göös, Helsinki 1971.
  • with Unto Somerikko: Youth radio book. World of Technology, Helsinki 1960.
  • with Unto Somerikko: New Book Radio. Second edition, World of Technology, Helsinki 1959.
  • with Unto Somerikko: Pocket radios and transistors. World of Technology, Helsinki 1958.
  • Caves of Lascaux still show. Novella. Otava 1958.
  • with Unto Somerikko: Enthusiast radio book. Harrastelutaito Ltd 1950.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wiio, Osmo at Uppslagsverket.fi (Finnish), accessed on September 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Osmo A. Wiio död. Obituary at svenska.yle.fi (Swedish), accessed September 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ How all human communication fails, except by accident at JKorpela.fi (English), accessed on September 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Osmo Wiio: Communication usually fails, except by accident at M.SignalvNoise.com (English), accessed on September 1, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Wiio, Osmo A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wiio, Osmo Antero (full name); Wiio, Osmo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish communication scientist
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Porvoo
DATE OF DEATH 20th February 2013
Place of death Kauniainen