Megan Beck Libros

Prologue: Digital networks are eating the world -- Part I. The promise: the value is in the network -- Networks have big advantages -- To be a network leader, you need to think and act differently -- Part II. The 10 principles: Creating network value -- Principle 1. Technology: from physical to digital -- Principle 2. Assets: from tangible to intangible -- Principle 3. Strategy: from operator to allocator -- Principle 4. Leadership: from commander to co-creator -- Principle 5. Customers: from customer to contributor -- Principle 6. Revenues: from transaction to subscription -- Principle 7. Employees: from employee to partner -- Principle 8. Measurement: from accounting to big data -- Principle 9. Boards: from governance to representation -- Principle 10. Mindset: from closed to open -- Part III. The pivot: implementing network value -- Pinpoint: identify your starting point -- Inventory: take stock of what you have and what you need -- Visualize: create your new network business model -- Operate: invest and realize your network business -- Track: measure your progress and performance with big data -- Epilogue: May the power of the network be with you

March 2020 marked an unprecedented global shift as the world faced a crisis that changed daily life. The narrative explores the profound impacts of this sudden change, delving into personal stories and societal transformations. It captures the resilience and adaptability of individuals and communities in the face of uncertainty, highlighting themes of isolation, connection, and the re-evaluation of priorities. Through various perspectives, the book reflects on how this moment reshaped our understanding of normalcy and human experience.

First published in 1998, this volume explores how in the seventeenth century depictions of human oddity, hunchbacks, cripples, dwarfs in the Baroque period in order to set these images in their context and explain this obsession with difference.