The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces That Govern Life and Business in the Digital Age

Downes, Larry

ISBN 10: 0465018645 / ISBN 13: 9780465018642

Published by Basic Books, 2009

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304 pages. 9.30x6.30x0.90 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces That Govern Life and Business in the Digital Age
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465018645
• ISBN 13: 9780465018642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

While digital life races ahead, the rest of our life, from law to business, struggles to keep up. Business strategists, lawyers, judges, regulators, and consumers have all been left behind, scratching their heads, frantically trying to figure out what they can and can’t do. Some want to bring innovation to a standstill (or at least to slow it down) through lawsuits and regulation so they can catch their breath. Others forge madly ahead, legal consequences be damned. In The Laws of Disruption, Larry Downes, author of the best-selling Unleashing the Killer App, provides an invaluable guide for these confusing times, exploring nine critical areas in which technology is dramatically rewriting the rules of business and life. The Laws of Disruption will help business owners and managers understand not only how to avoid being blindsided by customer rebellion, but also how to benefit from it. It will teach lawyers, judges, and regulators when

About the Author

Larry Downes is a noted expert on information technology, strategy, and law. He is a partner with the Bell-Mason Group, a consulting firm focused on corporate innovation and venturing, and is a nonresident fellow at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society. He has written for a variety of publications including the Harvard Business Review and USA Today. He lives in Kensington, California.