We Think
2:54pm Thursday, 28th February 2008
Demos associate Charlie Leadbeater has just published a new book, ‘We Think’. It explores how the web is changing our world, creating a culture in which more people than ever can participate, share and collaborate, ideas and information.
In Charlie’s words:
“Ideas take life when they are shared. That is why the web is such a potent platform for creativity and innovation. … But sharing also brings with it dilemmas. It leaves us more open to abuse and invasions of privacy, and can just create a cacophony.
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The conflict between the rising surge of mass collaboration and attempts to retain top down control will be one of the defining battles of our time, from Communist China, to Microsoft's battle with open source and the music industry's desperate rearguard action against the web.”
You can download, and comment on, the first three chapters of the book here.
A short animation explaining the book is also available here.
‘We think’ will be launched at NESTA in central London at 5.30pm on 3 March 2008. Register for this event here.
Last but not least, Charlie will be discussing the book with the Guardian’s Jonathan Friedland of the British Library on 26 March. Register here if you’d like to attend.
In Charlie’s words:
“Ideas take life when they are shared. That is why the web is such a potent platform for creativity and innovation. … But sharing also brings with it dilemmas. It leaves us more open to abuse and invasions of privacy, and can just create a cacophony.
…
The conflict between the rising surge of mass collaboration and attempts to retain top down control will be one of the defining battles of our time, from Communist China, to Microsoft's battle with open source and the music industry's desperate rearguard action against the web.”
You can download, and comment on, the first three chapters of the book here.
A short animation explaining the book is also available here.
‘We think’ will be launched at NESTA in central London at 5.30pm on 3 March 2008. Register for this event here.
Last but not least, Charlie will be discussing the book with the Guardian’s Jonathan Friedland of the British Library on 26 March. Register here if you’d like to attend.
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