Here Comes Everybody
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Clay Shirky
This book explores how new technology is changing the way humans form and exist within groups, with both positive and negative effects on society. The author analyzes various examples, from a group of kite hobbyists collaborating online to activists using the internet to spark change. Hierarchical structures are eroding, business models are evolving, and our social interactions are being forever transformed. With insightful analysis and a holistic framework, the author presents a fascinating chronicle of this new revolution in social organization.
Publish Date
2008-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
2008-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.78
ISBN
9780143114949
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2008-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Like Wikinomics and Crowdsourcing, required reading if interested in harnessing the collective power of people online. – sourceHere Comes Everybody is Clay’s very successful attempt to write a popular book for people who weren’t just tech geeks or web nerds, and it’s very clear and very to the point. It’s about spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be. I’d say first and foremost that the prize goes to the individual rather than to that book. – source