The Starfish and the Spider (2006) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Craig: Add a description of this character.
• Drucker
• Auren Hoffman
• Deborah
• Stanton
• Skype
• Bill W.
• Tom Nevins
• Sheeran
• Clarkson
• Joachim
• Josh Sage
• Napster
• Kazaa
• Dave
• Jacquelyn
• Mary Poppins
• Anthony
• Jimmy
• Geronimo
• Perlman
• Joseph
• Grokster
• David
• Zennstrom
• Wilson
• Tony
• Mamoud
• Leor
• Mcnealy
• Verrilli
• Qaeda

Quotes edit see section history

• “87- Decentralized organizations are organized in a circle. P.88, the Internet has allowed circles to become virtual; you can join without leaving home. P. 90, because circles don’t have hierarchy and structure, it’s hard to maintain rules . . . but circles aren’t lawless . . . instead of rules they depend on norms. The norms become the backbone of the circle. People realize if they don’t enforce the norms, no one will. So members enforce the norms with one another, and in doing so, members begin to own and embrace the norms as their own.”

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• The fourth principle of decentralization is that open systems can easily mutate.

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• This is the first major principle of decentralization: when attacked, a decentralized organization tends to become even more open and decentralized.

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• This brings us to the third principle of decentralization: an open system doesn’t have central intelligence; the intelligence is spread throughout the system. Information and knowledge naturally filter in at the edges, closer to where the action is.

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• second principle of decentralization: it’s easy to mistake starfish for spiders.

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• the fifth principle of decentralization: the decentralized organization sneaks up on you. Because the decentralized organization mutates so quickly, it can also grow incredibly quickly.

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• In open organizations, a catalyst is the person who initiates a circle and then fades away into the background.

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• This is the sixth principle of decentralization: as industries become decentralized, overall profits decrease.

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• When you give people freedom, you get chaos, but you also get incredible creativity.

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• This brings us to the seventh principle of decentralization: put people into an open system and they’ll automatically want to contribute.

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• In letting go of the leadership role, the catalyst transfers ownership and responsibility to the circle.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

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• Onsale
• Amazon
• San Francisco
• Kibera
• Nupedia
• Berkeley
• United States
• Kenya
• California
• America
• New York
• England
• Silicon Valley
• Afghanistan

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Rod A. Beckstrom (Author)
2. Ori Brafman

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Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 302.35

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems › Production, Operation & Management
• Books › Business & Investing › Skills › Communications
• Books › Professional & Technical › Business Management › Organizational Behavior
• Books › Business & Investing › Organizational Behavior › Workplace