The Blind Tour Guide: Surviving and Prospering in the New Economy

by Lambe, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9789812323675
• ISBN10: 9812323678
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Intl

Summary

Patrick Lambe explores the impact of technological change on business and working life, providing a frontline view of the day-to-day changes that accompany one of the most incredible transformations of society in the world today -- the much debated new economy. Though the book's context and perspective is Singaporean, the issues discussed are global ones. The thoughtful analysis and engaging style of its British writer range widely over new economy issues from the forests of Sweden (becoming rapidly depleted of women), to the cyber cafes of Kazakhstan (where teenagers eye Australian immigration rules). Along the way he makes brief forays into history to display the older resonances with how humankind has adapted to technological change in the past, and to draw pointers for how organisations can continue to learn, innovate and manage risk in the connected economy.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part One: DIGITAL DIVIDES
Becoming a New Economy Manager	1	(5)
How are the Mighty Fallen	6	(5)
Sick Companies	11	(7)
Leadership in the New Economy	18	(6)
The Panopticon	24	(7)
Branching out: Dilemmas in Education	31	(7)
Sisyphus	38	(4)
The Geeks Have It	42	(5)
The Real Threat to Asian Companies	47	(6)
In Praise of Older Workers	53	(6)
Time and Motion	59	(4)
Part Two: FRICTION
Gutenberg's Periscope	63	(4)
Buying into Risk	67	(4)
The New Landscape of Risk	71	(7)
Fast Technology, Slow People	78	(4)
Slow People, Slower World	82	(4)
Lower Friction, Higher Risk	86	(6)
Who Pays for Risk in the Connected Economy?	92	(7)
Buying Time: Coffee and the New Economy	99	(6)
Spending Time: An Anatomy of Outrage	105	(8)
Innovating - Inside the Box	113	(4)
Innovation: Out of the (Juke) Box	117	(13)
In Praise of Laggards	130	(6)
Friction is Dead: Long Live Friction	136	(7)
Tale of a Dog and a Duck	143	(5)
The Old New Economy	148	(7)
Index	155