MacroWikinomics

by Don Tapscott, Anthony Williams
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Good Books rating 3.67
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  • Added: 2025-10-16
  • Updated: 2025-10-16
  • Reviews: 3
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kara.reviews · Kara Babcock · 2011-06-05
thorough 4.00

The book is thorough and well-researched, serving as a manifesto for its ideas. The impact of its message depends on the reader's perspective.

Kara Babcock highlights that Macrowikinomics is a comprehensive and well-researched work that reads like a manifesto. The book's thoroughness and depth make it a significant contribution to its subject matter. However, whether one finds this a good thing or not is subjective and depends on the reader's own views and expectations. The reviewer appreciates the book's depth but leaves the judgment of its impact to the individual reader.

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    Macrowikinomics is thorough, well-researched, and very much a manifesto.

    Whether you consider this a good thing I will leave up to you.

    I, for one, appreciate the depth and breadth of the research presented.

jlmorrispro.wordpress.com · 2010-11-25
comprehensive 4.00

The book is comprehensive and thorough, covering a wide range of topics related to wiki principles and collaborative technologies.

This reviewer emphasizes that Macrowikinomics is a big book, both in terms of its physical size and the depth of its content. The writing is thorough and covers a wide range of topics related to wiki principles and examples of collaborative technologies. The reviewer appreciates the book's comprehensive approach but acknowledges that its length and detail may be overwhelming for some readers. Overall, the book is seen as a significant contribution to the understanding of collaborative technologies and their impact on modern business and society.

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    Macrowikinomics is a big book (432 pages) and the writing is thorough in its treatment of both the underlying wiki principles and examples of innovation.

    The book covers a wide range of topics related to wiki principles and collaborative technologies.

    The comprehensive approach makes it a significant contribution to the understanding of collaborative technologies.

Management Today · 2010-09-30
theoretical 3.00

The book is more theoretical and polemical compared to its predecessor, with fewer examples of innovation. It becomes more engaging when it delves into specific initiatives.

This review notes that Macrowikinomics is more theoretical and polemical than Wikinomics, with fewer concrete examples of innovation. The reviewer finds the book's theoretical discussions less engaging but appreciates the sections that come alive with specific initiatives and practical applications. The book's strength lies in its ability to inspire and provide a vision for the future, even if it lacks the practical examples that made its predecessor so compelling.

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    This new book is more theoretical than Wikinomics.

    There is more polemic and fewer examples of innovation.

    But it comes alive when you get to the initiatives.

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