Machine, Platform, Crowd

Digital machines like self-driving cars, drones, or 3D printers are already smarter, better, and faster than anyone ever thought possible. Online platforms are changing the relationship between supply and demand and giving rise to new market leaders—in the music industry, personal transportation, computer hardware, or fitness training. Crowds have already created operating systems and encyclopedias, funded countless projects, and even reinvented money. This book is filled with science fiction technologies that have become reality and with startups that have grown into global corporations. It reveals the fundamental principles behind all this innovation and disruption, which are being utilized by intelligent organizations around the world. A guide for today on the path to the world of tomorrow.