CHAPTER 4
INFORMATION BECOMES A FLOW
In the past we viewed information as static, like water in a reservoir or a pond. All of a sudden, we have entered the era of networks, and information has started to flow.
Stagnant pools of information are a thing of the past. Today’s information flows like a river. To ride those rapids and thrive in the age of networks, you’ll need to understand how and why information flows, both within and outside your organization.
IT’S A SMALL, SMALL WORLD
During the 1960s, the United States was coming into its own. A global superpower that was at its peak, the United States became the driving engine of the Golden Age of Consumerism. Big corporations were becoming the new leading frameworks of power. It was the dawn ...
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