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The geek way : the radical mindset that drives extraordinary results / Andrew McAfee ; foreword by Reid Hoffman.
"We're living in a time of amazing technological innovation, but we're not paying enough attention to one of the most important innovations of all-one that's going to be a wellspring of progress for a long time to come. This innovation lies with the company itself-the collection of people and assets brought together to create goods and services and bring them to market. And, as Andrew McAfee persuasively argues, this new model is pioneered by geeks who are instituting a radical new mindset, shifting the paradigm of what a business can-and should-be"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316436700 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 325 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
- Edition: First North American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword by Reid Hoffman -- Introduction : the misunderstood revolution -- The fourfold path to geekdom -- Dialed in : the performance and culture of geek companies -- Ultra and ultimate : a new way to think about us -- Science : the press secretary versus the iron rule -- Ownership : tearing down the giant machinery operated by dwarves -- Speed : from lying to learning -- Openness : a better business model -- Conclusion : vitality, if not immortality. |
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| Subject: | Corporate culture. Organizational behavior. Technological innovations > Economic aspects. Work environment. |
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- Baker & Taylor
"We're living in a time of amazing technological innovation, but we're not paying enough attention to one of the most important innovations of all--one that's going to be a wellspring of progress for a long time to come. This innovation lies with the company itself--the collection of people and assets brought together to create goods and services and bring them to market. And, as Andrew McAfee persuasively argues, this new model is pioneered by geeks who are instituting a radical new mindset, shifting the paradigm of what a business can--and should--be"-- - Baker & Taylor
Explains how the most important technological revolution of our time isnât what companies make, but how they make it. Illustrations. - Grand Central Pub
The Economist's Best Books of 2023Â
What is âbeing geeky?â Itâs being a perennially curious person, one who's not afraid to tackle hard problems and embrace unconventional solutions. McAfee shows how the geeks have created a new culture based around four norms: science, ownership, speed, and openness. The geek way seems odd at first. It's not deferential to experts, fond of planning and process, afraid of mistakes, or obsessed with "winning." But it explains everything from why Montessori babies turn out to be creative tinkerers to how newcomers are disrupting industry after industry (and still just getting started).
Forbes Top 10 Business Books of 2023
Financial Times'Â Monthly Best Business Books to Read Pick
In this "handbook for disruptors" (Eric Schmidt), The Geek Way reveals a new way to get big things done. It will change the way you think about work, teams, projects, and culture, and give you the insight and tools you need to harness our human superpowers of learning and cooperation.
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When all four norms are in place, a culture emerges that is freewheeling, fast-moving, egalitarian, evidence-driven, argumentative, and autonomous. Why does the geek way work so much better? McAfee provides an original answer: because it taps into humanity's superpower, which is our ability to cooperate intensely and learn rapidly. By providing insights from the young discipline of cultural evolution, McAfee shows that when we come together under the right conditions, we quickly figure out how to build reusable spaceships and self-correcting organizations. Under the wrong conditions, though, we create bureaucracy, chronic delays, cultures of silence, and the other classic dysfunctions of the Industrial Era.
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Mixing cutting-edge science, history, analysis, and stories that show the geek way in action, McAfee offers a new way to see the world and empowering tools for seizing the big opportunities of today and tomorrow.
