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Radical Openness Four Unexpected Principles for Success
All over the world, the way people connect and collaborate is undergoing an astonishing transformation. Smart organizations are shunning their old, secretive practices and embracing transparency. Companies are widely sharing intellectual property and releasing patents. And movements for freedom and justice are exploding everywhere as organizations like Wikileaks spread information faster than every before. Though these movements may differ, they all share one idea: radical openness. In 'Radical Openness: Four Unexpected Principles for Success', Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams show how this revolutionary new philosophy is affecting every facet of our society, from the way we do business to whom we chose to govern us. But while radical openness promises many exciting transformations, it also comes with new risks and responsibilities. How much information should we share and with whom? What are the consequences of disclosing the intimate details of our business and personal lives?
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First published January 16, 2013
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Don Tapscott
84 books181 followersDon is one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation, media, and the economic and social impact of technology and advises business and government leaders around the world.
In 2011 Don was named one of the world's most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50. He has authored or co-authored 14 widely read books including the 1992 best seller Paradigm Shift. His 1995 hit Digital Economychanged thinking around the world about the transformational nature of the Internet and two years later he defined the Net Generation and the “digital divide” in Growing Up Digital.
His 2000 work, Digital Capital, introduced seminal ideas like “the business web” and was described by BusinessWeek as “pure enlightenment." Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything was the best selling management book in 2007 and translated into over 25 languages.
The Economist called his newest work Macrowikinomics: New Solutions for a Connected Planet a “Schumpeter-ian story of creative destruction” and the Huffington Post said the book is “nothing less than a game plan to fix a broken world.”
Over 30 years he has introduced many ground-breaking concepts that are part of contemporary understanding. His work continues as a the Chairman of Moxie Insight, a member of World Economic Forum, Adjunct Professor of Management for the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and Martin Prosperity Institute Fellow.
In 2011 Don was named one of the world's most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50. He has authored or co-authored 14 widely read books including the 1992 best seller Paradigm Shift. His 1995 hit Digital Economychanged thinking around the world about the transformational nature of the Internet and two years later he defined the Net Generation and the “digital divide” in Growing Up Digital.
His 2000 work, Digital Capital, introduced seminal ideas like “the business web” and was described by BusinessWeek as “pure enlightenment." Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything was the best selling management book in 2007 and translated into over 25 languages.
The Economist called his newest work Macrowikinomics: New Solutions for a Connected Planet a “Schumpeter-ian story of creative destruction” and the Huffington Post said the book is “nothing less than a game plan to fix a broken world.”
Over 30 years he has introduced many ground-breaking concepts that are part of contemporary understanding. His work continues as a the Chairman of Moxie Insight, a member of World Economic Forum, Adjunct Professor of Management for the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and Martin Prosperity Institute Fellow.
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February 16, 2013
I posted a review on my Forbes blog:
Opening Eyes to Radical Openness
Excerpt:
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I had an early peek into a new ebook from the TED conference’s books unit focused on transparency. Radical Openness: Four Principles for Unthinkable Success (TED Books, 2013) by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams is surprisingly packed full of cases in 66 ‘pages’ in this ebook and well worth a read if you want to understand the continuing changes to how we as a global society view the support we expect from the many entities we live around. I followed the prolific Mr. Tapscott’s work on several occasions and was surprised how soon since his last release this new work came out.
This update on the state of the world since The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency will Revolutionize Business (Free Press, 2003) by Tapscott and David Ticoll, covers much more than just the business world because of the intertwined nature of business, governments and the public. We have always known this interplay but it becomes very visible when we consider a topic like transparency.
While the subject and case is well defined, when it comes to this topic, we also need a clear idea to whom the information is being transparent. For example, shareholders want transparency of business operations as do the communities that the business impacts; however, the interests of each can be divergent. More so, there are secondary impacts and implications of each of these.
With that in mind, I took the liberty to give a summary of many of the ideas across the ebook (see Table 1). You do really need to read the book to understand the story behind each case, because it tells the cross-relationships of these cases to the larger proposition of the book itself.
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Please do read the full text on the blog -- http://onforb.es/VIiC8O
Excerpt:
"
I had an early peek into a new ebook from the TED conference’s books unit focused on transparency. Radical Openness: Four Principles for Unthinkable Success (TED Books, 2013) by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams is surprisingly packed full of cases in 66 ‘pages’ in this ebook and well worth a read if you want to understand the continuing changes to how we as a global society view the support we expect from the many entities we live around. I followed the prolific Mr. Tapscott’s work on several occasions and was surprised how soon since his last release this new work came out.
This update on the state of the world since The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency will Revolutionize Business (Free Press, 2003) by Tapscott and David Ticoll, covers much more than just the business world because of the intertwined nature of business, governments and the public. We have always known this interplay but it becomes very visible when we consider a topic like transparency.
While the subject and case is well defined, when it comes to this topic, we also need a clear idea to whom the information is being transparent. For example, shareholders want transparency of business operations as do the communities that the business impacts; however, the interests of each can be divergent. More so, there are secondary impacts and implications of each of these.
With that in mind, I took the liberty to give a summary of many of the ideas across the ebook (see Table 1). You do really need to read the book to understand the story behind each case, because it tells the cross-relationships of these cases to the larger proposition of the book itself.
"
Please do read the full text on the blog -- http://onforb.es/VIiC8O
February 26, 2013
MOSTLY CONFUSING.
"Proposals to share IP [Intellectual Property] sometimes get confused with calls for socialism, but competition through free enterprise and open markets is at the heart of a dynamic economy"
Like this quote from the TED book, 'Radical Openness: Four Unexpected Principles for Success,' by Anthony Williams, none if it makes much sense to me. I've read the book, I've watched the video, and I'm still grappling with understanding much of it. And I can't divorce their concept of Radical Openness from the idea of Radical Socialism.
When you ask, coax, cajole or demand that some invest their competence, time and money to the extent of their ability, then give away the product of their efforts to 'those who need it', because they didn't have the time, money or ability to create something themselves, isn't that socialism?
Recommendation: I'm sure there's much here that I'm not getting; but I can't commend this book to anyone.
"Whether you’re a government or company, transparency will force you to get buff. If you’re fit, you can open your organization’s kimono, and when you do, good things can happen"
TED book edition
"Proposals to share IP [Intellectual Property] sometimes get confused with calls for socialism, but competition through free enterprise and open markets is at the heart of a dynamic economy"
Like this quote from the TED book, 'Radical Openness: Four Unexpected Principles for Success,' by Anthony Williams, none if it makes much sense to me. I've read the book, I've watched the video, and I'm still grappling with understanding much of it. And I can't divorce their concept of Radical Openness from the idea of Radical Socialism.
When you ask, coax, cajole or demand that some invest their competence, time and money to the extent of their ability, then give away the product of their efforts to 'those who need it', because they didn't have the time, money or ability to create something themselves, isn't that socialism?
Recommendation: I'm sure there's much here that I'm not getting; but I can't commend this book to anyone.
"Whether you’re a government or company, transparency will force you to get buff. If you’re fit, you can open your organization’s kimono, and when you do, good things can happen"
TED book edition
January 23, 2013
Nice update to Macrowikinomics with contemporary events such as the Arab Spring, Occupy WS and the Quebec student revolt. It shows how both companies and governments can 'undress for success' by applying transparency strategically to enhance trust and lower transaction costs.
If you don't have time to read the book, just close your eyes and meditate on the words below:
'When you're increasingly naked, fitness is no longer optional'
If you don't have time to read the book, just close your eyes and meditate on the words below:
'When you're increasingly naked, fitness is no longer optional'
April 8, 2013
Pretty good, but repeated itself a lot.
June 3, 2013
Just watch the TED video.
August 4, 2013
This is a good introductory read for anybody who is considering the implications of openness and transparency for either themselves or their organization.
December 2, 2013
It's a pretty good introduction to the idea that we gain more from sharing rather than hoarding information. Worth the read.
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