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Traditional topdown organizations are like spiders, but now starfish organizations are changing the face of business and the world. The starfish and the spirit by ori brafman overdrive. Feb 28, 2011 many organizations have successfully used starfish principles in certain parts of their operations and not others. Sign in to download and listen to this audiobook today. But if you cut off a starfishs leg, it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. I became intrigued and listened to the audiobook during my travels in the subsequent weeks. In reality, a starfish is a neural network basically a network of cells. The unstoppable power of leaderless organizations by ori brafman and rod beckstrom. The starfish and the spider audiobook download free if you cut off a spiders leg, its crippled. The starfish and the spider san antonio public library. The starfish and the spider by ori brafman overdrive.
Beckstrom introduction when researchers studied how the brain forms memories, rather than a topdown structure, they found a mess. The starfish and the spider livre audio ori brafman, rod. Jun 20, 2007 author rod beckstrom, discusses his book the starfish and the spider. Instead of having a head, like a spider, the starfish functions as a decentralized network. The company itself is a spider, but it operates as a centralized company that decentralized the customer experience. Pierre omidyar, ceo, omidyar network and founder and chairman, ebay inc. The starfish and the spider air force digital media program. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The starfish and the spider explores what happens when starfish take on spiders such as the music industry vs. But if you cut off a starfish s leg, it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. The magic of instant connections and rod beckstrom. Listen to the starfish and the spider the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations by rod a.
The unstoppable power of leaderless organizations, by ori brafman and rod a. They can function without a rigid central authority, and their regenerative abilities make them nimbler in reacting to external forces. It reveals how established companies and institutions, from ibm to intuit to the u. Ori brafman, coauthor of the starfish and the spider was the conferences keynote speaker. The starfish and the spider argues that organizations fall into two categories.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The starfish and the spider explores what happens when starfish take on spiders and reveals how established companies and institutions, from ibm to intuit to the u. The starfish and the spider, like blink, the tipping point, and the wisdom of crowds before it, showed me a provocative new way to look at the world and at business. Author rod beckstrom, discusses his book the starfish and the spider. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the starfish and the spider. The starfish and the spider navy general library program. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Book of fate, starfish and spider, done the impossible.
The starfish and the spider by ori brafman and rod beckstrom is an interesting read about the emergence and development of decentralized organizations. It was a neat overview of the different elements of decentralized organizations and many of the ways in which they operate and can be superior to centralized organizations. Starfish, spiders, and the federal government center for. The starfish and the spider audiobook by ori brafman. After trial, get 1 audiobook and 2 audible originals each month.
The book highlights great examples of longestablished, traditional companies that failed to prepare for the changes the internet would pose to their bottom lines. The unstoppable power of leaderless organizations by ori brafman and rod beckstrom has the potential to be the hot business book of the fall full disclosure, i had a great lunch with coauthor ori a few weeks ago and im a fan. Listen to the starfish and the spider by ori brafman, rod a. It is an exploration of the implications of the rise of decentralized organizations such as grokster and youtube. The unstoppable power of leaderless organizations by ori brafman and rod beckstrom introduction this book is about what happens when theres no one in chargeno hierarchy. Written by ori brafman, rod beckstrom, audiobook narrated by sean pratt. The starfish and spider in the title serve as a powerful metaphor for two types of organization, and. A brief summary of the book the starfish and the spider.
Rod beckstrom is the coauthor of the starfish and the spider. The unstoppable power of leaderless organizations audiobook written by ori brafman, rod a. Spiders and starfish, similar in shape, have differences that are relevant to todays organizational environments. The unstoppable power of leaderless organizations is about how the internet gave life to new business opportunities. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Jul 29, 2008 the starfish and the spider is a compelling and important book.
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