What is "Wikinomics"?

In the last few years, traditional collaboration—in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center—has been superceded by collaborations on an astronomical scale.

Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics explains how to prosper in a world where new communications technologies are democratizing the creation of value. Anyone who wants to understand the major forces revolutionizing business today should consider Wikinomics their survival kit. Find out more >>

About the Authors

Don TapscottDon Tapscott is chief executive of New Paradigm, a thinktank and strategy consulting company he founded in 1992. He is the author of ten books, including the bestsellers Paradigm Shift, The Digital Economy, Growing Up Digital, The Naked Corporation, and Digital Capital. He teaches at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. More >>

Anthony D. WilliamsAnthony D. Williams has been researching and writing about trends in technology and society for over a decade. His work has been featured in Business 2.0 and Optimize magazine and his advice sought by fortune 500 firms and international institutions, including the World Bank. Anthony holds a Masters in Research from the London School of Economics and is Vice President and Executive Editor at New Paradigm. More >>

Wikinomics the Expanded Edition

Wikinomics: The Expanded Edition


International bestseller Wikinomics has been revised and expanded to include an entirely new chapter and preface. Find out how the authors have responded to their detractors and discover timely new insights about how to put the principles of wikinomics to work in your business.

 

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05/08/2008
Dilbert Mash up: May 8th Hagai mentioned the new Dilbert Mash up tool a couple of weeks ago, and I thought I’d take a shot at one along the lines of wikinomics+Dilbert. Here goes…   Notably, there’s a 92% chance your life will improve if you go to the Dilbert site and vote for it… the original is on the main page (May 8th).
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05/08/2008
An unlikely social (networking) success story A while ago I wrote a blog post on Wal-Mart and its failed social networking endeavours. Many comments I’ve received regarding that post pointed out that Wal-Mart, in general, is not a very well liked brand. Therefore, regardless of what they do, they would never succeed in that type of open environment. Although I understand that [...]
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