Business Articles

Radical Openness in Business Fosters Growth

Recently, the smartest organizations have been rethinking what it means to be open. In this article I will show that there are three particular dimensions of openness that really matter in the business arena.

10 Thinkers That Executives Actually Listen To

To make the list, the person must be known for “originality, practicality, presentation style, ability to communicate through writing, followers’ loyalty, business sense, international outlook, rigor of research, impact, and ‘the elusive guru factor.'”

Episode Four on ReCivilization: ReIndustrializing the Planet

In episode four of ReCivilization, Don examines how the digital revolution has cut transaction costs and changed the notion of the firm, and how business needs to operate collaboratively and transparently — to meet the needs of increasingly savvy consumers concerned about sustainability and ethical behaviour. As Don says, the level of scrutiny made possible by the web means businesses operate nakedly. And if you’re going to be naked, you’d better be buff.

Open Innovation at The X Prize

At ‘incentive2innovate’ (i2i), hosted by the X PRIZE Foundation, Don Tapscott presents his keynote on ‘Grown up Digital: The Net Generation and the Future of Innovation’.

Canada’s Big Thinkers Have Some Old-Fashioned Advice for Saving the World

In a world complicated by financial collapse and an increasingly disenchanted public, Canadians Don Tapscott, Roger Martin and Henry Mintzberg spoke to the Star about their Big Ideas for 2012. The three are among the latest Thinkers50 — the definitive list of business gurus from around the world, published every two years.

Don Tapscott