Sadly I think their new book, Digital Habitats, will give them strong cause to suggest I should RTFM: Read The Flipping Manual. For me there are three ideas in this book I have already put into practice with great effect. What I love about chapter 10 is that I can jump in and start learning about the role by doing things and then come back to the descriptions contained in the rest of the book when it is more meaningful for me. Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities by Etienne Wenger, Nancy White and John D. Smith

Book: Cyberchiefs. Now however, comes a second book, which I only discovered after hearing its author Mathieu O’Neill, speak at Oekonux 4. Tags: P2P Books P2P Governance P2P Hierarchy Theor Autonomy and Authority in Online Tribes . Mathieu O’Neil. Macmillan/Pluto Press, 2009.

Book: Wiki Government. Beth Noveck, professor of law and director of the Institute for Information Law and Policy at New York Law School, famous for her successful Peer to Patent project, has published a new book about the prospects for collaborative democracy. In this first presentation, we present the overview of the book. How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful. Beth Noveck.

Book: Wiki Government. An excerpt from Beth Noveck’s book, which we presented last Monday. Books such as the Starfish and the Spider, Here Comes Everyone, Crowdsourcing, and Momentum describe ordinary people coming together into caucuses mediated by technology to promote change. Towards Collaborative Democracy “In Wiki Government, the case for a collaborative vision of democratic theory is bolstered by three arguments How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful. Beth Noveck.

“In this book we attempt to articulate what constitutes a collaboration. Book: Collaborative Futures . FLOSS Manuals publishes how-to books on free software for users and developers, following an open and free book publishing model. This time though, they innovated doubly by publishing a book with a non-technical theme, which is also not a manual, and We argue that rules for participation, established guidelines for attribution, organizational structure and leadership, and clear goals are necessary for collaboration. In most cases, when we think of these

Thoughtful authors on networked business and society Here are some books by both noted and new authors addressing value creating networks. Tags: Andrew Parker books Charles Ehin Clayton Christensen Henry Chesbrough Laurence Lock Lee Manuel Castells Marco Iansiti Mark C. The list is alphabetical order by author as they are all on target and worthwhile. Clicking on the title will take you to [link] where you will find more detail. The Future of Knowledge: Increasing Prosperity through Value Networks , Verna Allee, Butterworth Heinemann, 2002.

Book: David Graeber. In this third and last series of excerpts from David Graeber’s book, we turn to chapter 6, which is a review, critique, and defense, of activist lifestyles and cultures. Tags: P2P Books P2P Movement Direct Action, an Ethnography . AK Press, 2009 We choose some not

Although the book is not based on any fresh research, the objectives are fully achieved in what is a very readable text, refreshingly illustrated with personal anecdote in an easy-going style. This book will take its place in the literature of social relations because it draws attention to the fact that acquaintanceship encounters take place regularly and unspectacularly, and it is that which is significant. Morgan, D. (2009). 2009).

Book: Monkeys with Typewriters: Myths and realities of social media at work’ by Jemima Gibbons. Interesting book on how social media affects management practice, based on 50 interviews. The book is distilled from interviews with more than 50 thought leaders in the social web: executives at Google, Yahoo and Salesforce; developers at MySpace and Microsoft; and web pioneers like Tim O’Reilly and Craig Newmark. Triarchy Press, 2009 Here is a general presentation, followed by an excerpt from the fourth chapter on Openness. “The internet is a creative destroyer

Last year, my favorite work-related book was Identity & Control: How Social Formations Emerge (Harrison C. This year I will have to find time to sit back and read this book - along with Brokerage & Closure (same author). Just how much of an advantage a neighbor’s network provides is the subject of Neighbor Networks , a thoughtprovoking book by University of Chicago Booth School of Business professor Ronald S. White). Neighbor Networks: Understanding the Power of Networks