Macrowikinomics: New Solutions for a Connected Planet
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591844282 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Macrowikinomics is his fourteenth book. Anthony D Williams is a leading authority on collaborative innovation and co-author of the international bestseller Wikinomics. . Don Tapscott is an entrepreneur and internationally sought consultant on business strategies and society in the digital age
Stronger at description and raising issues than providing actionable insight Mark P. McDonald Using the power of each of us to solve problems that challenge all of us is the central premise of Macrowikinomics. Tapscott has always been good at spotting, shaping and branding trends and this book is no exception. However, this book repeats and restates earlier ideas rather then moving forward to the next logical question of how we do this.I am sorry to provide a less than enthusiastic review, as I am sure others will find this book revolutionary. However, I am reviewing the book as someone who wants to learn how to make the changes that Tapscott and Williams a. Mark Oestreicher said too long, too repetitive. when i read wikinomics (by the same authors) some time ago, it sparked my imagination in multiple ways and had me laying down the book multiple times to write up little ideas that were bursting forth from my brain. and i was hoping for the same with this sequel. that first book was about how a collaborative culture (wiki culture) is reshaping business and other fields. this sequel widens the implications to broader cultural and societal categories. chapters include everything from wiki-government to re-dreaming the publishing industry (and a dozen macro-categories . Charlotte A. Hu said Just the Facts, Ma'am. Like so many new media tomes, this text argues that something shocking and catastrophic is happening. While I'm certain the socioeconomic landscape is changing, I'd prefer a description and be let to make my own mind or give a brief commentary at the conclusion.Instead, I get a nice intro about wiki-style Haiti rescues followed by a pulpit style pounding that I must accept "the times they are a changing."The author bemoans the financial state of newspaper companies and the loss of print. Yes, paper, like the 8-track and cassette is history. Why cry? It destroyed tr
Collaborative innovation is revolutionizing not only the way we work, but how we live, learn, create, govern, and care for one another. In their bestseller Wikinomics, Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams showed the world how mass collaboration was changing the way businesses communicate, create value, and compete in the new global marketplace. This sequel shows that in more than a dozen fields—from finance to health care, science to education, the media to the environment—we have reached a historic
Critical reading.”—Bill Green, chairman, Accenture “Tapscott and Williams’ insights about the power of collaborative innovation and open systems, and their call to ‘reboot’ our institutions—business, education, media, government—hasn’t come a minute too soon. Macrowikinomics inspires by chronicling these pathbreaking developments and pointing the way forward for all of us.”—Eric Schmidt, executive chairman, Google. “A Schumpeterian story of creative disruption.”—The Economist “Nothing less than a game plan to