The future is not something to be predicted, it's something to be achieved. Don Tapscott More Quotes by Don Tapscott More Quotes From Don Tapscott All one needs is a computer, a network connection, and a bright spark of initiative and creativity to join the economy. Don Tapscott sparkscreativitybusiness Collaboration is important not just because it's a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy. Don Tapscott effectivenessinnovationlong Holding back technology to reserve business models is like allowing blacksmiths to veto the internal combustion engine in order to protect their horseshoes. Don Tapscott marketingtechnologyorder To me, this is not an information age. It's an age of networked intelligence, it's an age of vast promise. Don Tapscott technologyagepromise Wherever you are, design your life. Live the values of your generation. Don Tapscott wherever-you-aregenerationsdesign Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning. Don Tapscott lifelong-learningplansneeds In an age where everything and everyone is linked through networks of glass and air, no one - no business, organization, government agency, country - is an island. We need to do right by all our stakeholders, and that's how you create value for shareholders. And one thing is for sure - no organization can succeed in a world that is failing. Don Tapscott organizationislandscountry To be successful in a knowledge economy firms need to create learning organizations. Don Tapscott organizationsuccessfulneeds In one sense, the Internet is like the discovery of the printing press, only it's very different. The printing press gave us access to recorded knowledge. The Internet gives us access, not just to knowledge, but to the intelligence contained in people's crania, access to the intelligence of people on a global basis. Don Tapscott discoverygivingpeople Institutions are becoming naked, and if you're going to be naked … fitness is no longer optional. If you're going to be naked, you better get buff. Don Tapscott institutionsnakedbecoming Your network is your filter. Don Tapscott filtersmarketing If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate. Don Tapscott employeepartnerscommunity The social world is transforming the way we create wealth, work, learn, play, raise our children, and probably the way we think. Don Tapscott playchildrenthinking Leadership is happening, but it's not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these extraordinary, sparkling new initiatives that are under way. Don Tapscott leaderlooksway Peering succeeds because it leverages self-organization—a style of production that works more effectively than hierarchical management for certain tasks. Don Tapscott styleorganizationself You think that social media is about hooking up online? For these kids [in the Tunisian Revolution], it was a military tool to defend unarmed people from murderers. Don Tapscott motivationinspirationmilitary We are at a punctuation point in human history where the Industrial Age and institutions have finally come to their logical conclusion. They have essentially run out of gas. Don Tapscott punctuationagerunning Throughout the 20th century, we created wealth through vertically integrated corporations. Now, we create wealth through networks. We are at a turning point in human history, where the industrial age has finally run out of gas. Don Tapscott corporationsagerunning Don’t have work-life balance - at least in the sense of trying to escape from work so you can have a life. Work should be fun - so make work enjoyable and satisfying for everyone - among other reasons because it pays off. Don Tapscott balancefuntrying There's a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called 'jobless recovery.' Necessity is the mother of invention. They are out there, all around the world, creating new companies. Don Tapscott recoverycreatingmother
