How Decentralization re-invented the Music Industry
How Decentralization re-invented the Music Industry Derived from… Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom; The Starfish and the Spider PreviouslyExamples of Centralized and Decentralized Organizations RAP3: The Music Industry Pendulum The story of the music business shows how industries swing from decentralized to centralized and back again.It’s a useful reminder for your industry and the […]
Decentralized Organization Examples
Decentralized Organisation Examples and Comparisons This article is derived from Ori Brafman and Rod A Beckstrom‘s book The Starfish and the Spider. We explore Decentralized Organization examples and comparisons to Centralized organisations and Fusion organizations that are a combination of the two. The Pendulum Swings In the Industrial Age, the top-down controlled hierarchies of centralized […]
Can you spot the Starfish Organisation? (Quiz)
Can you spot the Starfish Organisation? (Quiz) Derived from Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom; The Starfish and the Spider PreviouslyIs your organisation a Spider or a Starfish? Quiz: Spot the Starfish Would you recognize a starfish if you met one in the street?Here’s a quick challenge for you to spot the starfish organisation.Read through […]
Is your organization a Spider or a Starfish?
Is your organization a Spider or a Starfish? Derived from… The Book: The Starfish and the SpiderThe Authors: Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom Previously: Book Review: The Spider and the StarfishRAP1: The Spider and the Starfish At first glance a spider and a starfish seem to be similar with their multiple limbs spanning from their […]
Book Review: The Starfish and the Spider
Book Review: The Starfish and the Spider Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom; The Starfish and the Spider; The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, Portfolio (Penguin), London, 2006.During the Cold War, the Americans and the Russians were engaged in an escalating battle of espionage and defence.It was thought impossible that a plane could get anywhere […]
Leaderful : The Power of Decentralized Organizations
Leaderful : The Power of Decentralized Organizations The Book The Starfish and the Spider; The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, Portfolio, by Penguin, London, 2006. Book Websitehttp://www.starfishandspider.com The AuthorsOri Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom Speed RAP Superficially, a spider and a starfish look similar – lots of arms and legs.Internally, their physiology is completely dissimilar.When […]
How the Internet is Shaping Your Organisation
The Book: Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom; The Starfish and the Spider; The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, Portfolio (Penguin), London, 2006. Our Context During the Cold War, the Americans and the Russians were engaged in an escalating battle of espionage and defence. It was thought impossible that a plane could get anywhere near […]
Obama: The First Social Networking President
Tomorrow is the big day. Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th US President and the first black president. Being the first black president is a spectacular achievement in a country where many did not believe it was possible in their lifetimes. It seemed so unlikely only 12 months ago and here we are, it’s […]
Book Rapper Hot Books Hot Trends 2008
Make Money From Niches Derived from Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail The Hot Idea: Digitalization has lowered the profit barrier meaning we no longer need to rely on creating big selling blockbuster products. Instead, small profitable niches become a safe and reliable way to riches. Author’s blog: http://www.thelongtail.com/ Book Rapper: http://www.bookrapper.com/1_The_Long_Tail.html How to Think Right […]
Gandhi and the Starfish
I watched one of my favourite movies last night… the 1982 spectacular ‘Gandhi‘. Yep, it’s now 26 years old and given it won 8 Academy Awards it might be worth a look simply because it’s a good movie. It’s presented in pseudo documentary style and I presume, given it’s a Richard Attenborough movie, that’s it’s […]