This book is about the rapidly emerging new economic life forms, called the "business web," or "b-web" for short. In the words of the authors, b-webs are "strategically aligned, multi-enterprise partner networks of producers, suppliers, service providers, infrastructure companies, and customers that conduct business communication and transactions via digital channels."

In part because of technology and the increasing expectations of consumers, services today are starting to look like commodities. The authors write that "Those businesses that relegate themselves to the diminishing world of goods and services will be rendered irrelevant. To avoid this fate, you must learn to stage a rich, compelling experience." Far-reaching and thought-provoking, The Experience Economy is for marketing professionals and anyone looking to gain a fresh perspective on what business landscape might look like in the years to come.

Building on the message of the successful "The Digital Economy", this book presents examples from 30 world-class corporations, wherein they discuss their firm's goals for the future and detail the networking and multimedia technologies they use to accomplish their goals.

Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy, by Stan Davis and Christopher Meyer, is a shrewd appraisal of the new corporate reality. The authors, who both direct research at the Ernst & Young Center for Business Innovation, maintain that "connectivity, speed, and the growth of intangible value" have catapulted business into a period of unprecedented transition that demands immediate and creative attention. Citing disparate examples including Amazon.com, singer David Bowie, and the Beanie Baby toy phenomenon, they show how a willingness to step away from conventional thinking is crucial for continued success.

In today's information society, we prize those who can skillfully manipulate data; in tomorrow's Dream Society, we will reward those who can finesse language and stir the emotions. In the commercial sphere, the value of products will depend on the story those products tell. It will no longer be only price or convenience that determines which products someone buys, but also the theme behind the product. The same will be true in the cultural and political realms. The information society will never die, but as we become accustomed to faster, better, and more complete access to knowledge, data nad technology, society will increasingly need a new and broader outlet for emotional and psychological needs. This is the foundation of The Dream Society. In this exciting book, noted futurist and international business strategist Rolf Jensen discusses the vast implications this will have on business, politics, culture, entertainment, and our private lives. He provides advice on the challenges ahead--how to face them and how to profit as well.

The business classic Tom Peters called "The Book of the Decade, " now with a new introduction by the author. Stan Davis is a visionary business thinker who consults with major corporations as well as fast-growing enterprises about strategy, management and organization. "Stan Davis is a master at linking abstract truths and discoveries to specific business applications, What could be more useful? He is a national treasure."

With advances in information technology people are being empowered to connect, collaborate, create wealth and self-order without bureaucracy or representative government. Infinite Wealth shows how the frantic change within organizations over the past twenty years, is part of a process of creating a new type of wealth creation enterprise enabled through the Internet.

Regis McKenna never ceases to challenge the conventional wisdom. The notion of eliminating hierarchy and long-term planning, and creating realtime management that focuses on delivery, results, and customer needs is a key revelation for companies large and small. The use of networked technologies to enable the creation of distributed, connected organizations has tremendous implications for the next generation of competitiveness for industries of all types.