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We-Think

Mass Innovation, Not Mass Production

by Charles Leadbeater

Profile Books, 2008

Category: Concepts & Trends

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In this summary you will learn

  • What “We-Think” is
  • How this broad opportunity for collaboration via the Internet is changing society
  • What principles govern We-Think

Why you should read We-Think

Charles Leadbeater offers a breezy, pleasant discussion of the Internet’s possibilities for collaboration. Much of his commentary will seem familiar to those who know the area. However, his predictions of widespread social transformation give readers more meaty ideas to consider. While he clearly looks forward to many of these changes, he explains just how and when they don’t work, and why this powerful transformation in collaboration via the Internet hasn’t affected many pockets of society. His awareness of the Web’s limits lends weight to his discussion of its upside potential. The book’s clarity and style make it accessible to the casual observer, but getAbstract recommends it even more to those who already are somewhat grounded in this topic and who want to consider all aspects of the World Wide Web’s real future potential.

About the Author

Charles Leadbeater wrote for Financial Times for 10 years. He is also the author of Living on Thin Air and Up the Down Escalator.

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José Almeida February 7, 2012

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Benedict Gnaniah December 30, 2011

True individualism is vanishing and as human race we are progressing as we understand there is power in collaboration


Dr. gb pandipeddhi Gurumurti balakrishnan December 24, 2011

i completely agree with Leadbeater


Lawrence Montano December 21, 2011

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Lawrence Montano December 21, 2011

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Dr. gb pandipeddhi Gurumurti balakrishnan November 28, 2011

true. he is right in his perceptions. again it is true how many really correctly use the web for optimum benefits


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thought provoking for me on a micro level - how to adapt its informality to a specific organisation


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Tim Hopkins November 1, 2011

not much new thinking here..


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Olney Perry October 23, 2011

The summary seems to be good. I thought the book itself was an elaboration of the obvious.


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I Can't see the information on my Mac.

Erica Rauzin July 5, 2011

If you click on the pdf icon, it should download and open immediately on your Mac as it does on mine. You can save the pdf by clicking on the save icon (looks like a little floppy disk) in the upper left. You may need to make sure you have Adobe Reader or Acrobat, but getAbstract has always worked smoothly on my Mac (I'm a staffer - so write info@getabstract.com, Noel, if you still have a problem, and we'll help). E. Rauzin


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