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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.
In this summary, you will learn
- What “We-Think” is;
- How this broad opportunity for collaboration via the Internet is changing society; and
- What principles govern We-Think.
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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7 years agoOne of the "take away" notes was that this will help "democratize" the world. Sadly the author has no idea how to use this term properly.
But yes - the web is a way to really get people to connect in ways we never could before. Social networking is a prime example. -
7 years agoHi Jodi,
You should see a small print icon located right above the PDF. If you use this print option, instead of the browser's you should be able to print it out correctly.
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7 years agoNot sure if it is my browser but I can print this out in a format that is readible. I prints in a small box format.
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7 years agoIm not sure how I feel about the summary. It reads more like a book review, Im unconvinced this is for me
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7 years agoIf it reads like a review, it's possible you haven't seen the whole documents. Our short recommendation is a review, but everything else is summarized information, from the 10 take-aways to the rest of the text. If you didn't see 5 pages, you didn't see all that we offer. I hope you'll take another look. We thought this was a really nice abstract -- Thanks, Erica Rauzin, getAbstract, managing editor
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7 years agoI can’t believe this, it is simply world class.
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7 years agonice thinking
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7 years agoM rispress Febrary 15 2012
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7 years agoToooooo short.... How would you summarize a book as deep as balanced scorecard in too few lines?
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7 years agoim confused!
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7 years agothink think & think
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7 years agothe summary is good.
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7 years agoF. Weigang
interesting summary
consequence. Chance or evil,
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7 years agoexcellent
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7 years agohahahahahaha
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7 years agoOutstanding!
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7 years agoThis is a wonderful summary, well done dear
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7 years agoTrue individualism is vanishing and as human race we are progressing as we understand there is power in collaboration
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7 years agoi completely agree with Leadbeater
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7 years agocool
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7 years agoGenerally, I think , it is good
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7 years agogoooooooooood
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7 years agotrue. he is right in his perceptions. again it is true how many really correctly use the web for optimum benefits
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7 years agoare the optimized for viewibg on android phones? or am i an idiot?
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7 years agook...
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7 years agoThis ignites!
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7 years agothought provoking for me on a micro level - how to adapt its informality to a specific organisation
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7 years agosuperb
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7 years agonot much new thinking here..
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7 years agogood
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7 years agonice creation
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7 years agoThe summary seems to be good. I thought the book itself was an elaboration of the obvious.
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7 years agoSalu y seaguridad ocupacional de la OIT
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7 years agoEnciclopedia de Salud y Seguridad de la OIT
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7 years agoWhere is the download of The Greater Journey??
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7 years agoAwesome...........i like it .
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8 years agoI Can't see the information on my Mac.
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8 years agoIf 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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8 years agoVery precise reading
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8 years agoEverything works well. I download to my PC and use with my Kindle for PC that's free from Amazon.com. Excellent idea!
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8 years agoCan't download the books using the links above!
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8 years agoTry listen now. You will hear the voice over of the abstract.
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8 years agogreat
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