Abstract:
The article analyses the dynamics of technologies and their application in the life activity of modern man. The scientific approaches of research and the relationship between the concepts of "culture", "technology" and "technology" are substantiated. The author introduces a relatively new concept of the early XXI century "intellec-tual culture", comparing its relationship with the concept of "universal design" - an intellectual environment that involves the design of necessary adaptive products for the life activity and culture of modern man.