A new book by Charles Leadbeater, 'We Think' explores the
potential of the latest developments of the internet... > The
Internet as enabler of mass innovation! "We Think 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. Ideas take life when they are shared. That is
why the web is such a potent platform for creativity and
innovation. It's also at the heart of why the web should be good
for : democracy, by giving more people a voice and the ability
to organise themselves; freedom, by giving more people the
opportunity to be creative and equality, by allowing knowledge
to be set free. But sharing also brings with it dilemmas. It
leaves us more open to abuse and invasions of privacy.
Participation is not always a good thing: it can just create a
cacophony. Collaboration is sustained and reliable only under
conditions which allow for self organisation. Everywhere we turn
there will be struggles between people